Zach Anders

July the thirteenth, twenty-nineteen

The hardest goodbye that I've ever seen

I lost my dad, he was my whole world

And left me alone in the dust and the dirt

If I could just see him or bring him back here

I'd do it in a heartbeat and trade every tear

Yeah, I've been there and I know how it feels

When the pain in your chest is heavy and real

So I reach out my hand when they need it the most

To the ones who are hurting and keeping it close

I give them the comfort I wish I still had

Yeah, I do it for Mom, and I do it for Dad

July the fifteenth, twenty-twenty-two

I lost my mom, and my heart broke in two

She was my best friend, my home, my safe place

The one I could talk to, whatever I faced

When I felt like I had no one else by my side

She was the open door, arms open wide

Yeah, I've been there and I know how it feels

When the pain in your chest is heavy and real

So I reach out my hand when they need it the most

To the ones who are hurting and keeping it close

I give them the comfort I wish I still had

Yeah, I do it for Mom, and I do it for Dad

Two days in the summer took my world and my home

And they taught me what happens when you're all alone

So I take all the love that they gave unto me

And I try to be who they would want me to be

I pull people up when they're down in the deep

'Cause I know the promises I want to keep

Yeah, I've been there and I know how it feels

When the pain in your chest is heavy and real

So I reach out my hand when they need it the most

To the ones who are hurting and keeping it close

I give them the comfort I wish I still had

Yeah, I do it for Mom, and I do it for Dad