I SET A BUDDY OF MINE UP ON A DATE
I TOLD HIM I'D WATCH HIS SON FOR THE DAY
AND WE HAD A BALL PLAYIN' GAMES, EATIN' DOGS
RIDING RIDES AT THE COUNTY FAIR
I THOUGHT HE WAS ONLY BEING A KID
WHEN WE GOT BACK TO MY PLACE
AND HE DID WHAT HE DID
ON A BALLOON THAT HE WON
HE WROTE MAMA I HAD FUN I MISSED YOU
WISH YOU WERE HERE
I WASN'T SURE WHAT HE HAD IN MIND
TIL HE JUMPED UP AND RAN OUTSIDE AND
HE LET IT GO, HE WAVED GOODBYE
AND THAT SEVEN YEAR OLD HAD ME DYIN' INSIDE
I CAN STILL SEE HIS EXCITEMENT
HIM POINTING, AND SMILIN' AND
WHEN IT WAS GONE AS IT COULD GET
HE TURNED AND ASKED ME
YOU THINK IT'S IN HEAVEN YET
I STRUGGLED HARD TO FIND SOMETHING TO SAY
CAUSE I KNEW I DIDN'T
HAVE THE SAME KIND OF FAITH
HE HAD IN HIS HEART BEFORE I COULD START
HE HAD ME BACK INSIDE
HE WENT AND GRABBED HIS CRAYOLA PEN
AND SAID I BET THERE'S A MESSAGE YOU WANT TO SEND
NO DOUBT HE WAS RIGHT IT'D BEEN LOCKED
UP INSIDE SINCE MAMA SAID GOODBYE
I TOOK THAT YELLOW BALLOON AND WROTE
TIL I RAN OUT OF ROOM THEN
I LET IT GO WE WAVED GOODBYE
THAT SEVEN YEAR OLD
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