This is for my people who just lost somebody Your best friend, your baby, your man, or your lady Put your hand way up high We will never say goodbye No, no, no Mamas, daddies, sisters, brothers, friends, and cousins This is for my people who lost their grandmothers Lift your hand to the sky Cause we will never say goodbye As a child, there were done times I didn't get it but you kept me in line I didn't know why I didn't show up sometimes On Sunday mornings and I missed you But I'm glad we talked through All them grown-up things separation brings You never let me know it You never let it show Because you loved me, and obviously There's so much more left to say If you were with me today, face to face Never knew I could hurt like this And everyday life was all night Wish I could talk to you for a while Wish you'd better try not to cry As time goes by And it's true that you reached a better place Still, I give the world the same young face And if I get next to you Feels like it's going to soon Now the hardest thing to do is to say bye Bye bye, bye bye, bye bye, bye bye Bye bye, bye bye, bye bye And you never got a chance to see how good I'd done And you never got to see me back at number one I wish that you were here to celebrate together I wish that we could spend the holidays together I remember when you used to tuck me in at night For the teddy bear you gave me that I held so tight I thought you were so strong you'd make it through whatever It's so hard to accept the fact you're gone forever I never knew I could hurt like this And every day your light grows on us I wish I could talk to you for a while Wish you would've tried not to cry As time goes by And I'm sure that you'll reach the better place Still, I give the world the same young face And if I get next to you Feels like it's going to soon Now the hardest thing to do is to say bye Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye The hardest thing to say Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye This is for my people who just lost somebody Your best friend, your baby, your man or your lady Put your hand way up high They won't ever say bye Mamas, daddies, sisters, brothers, friends and cousins This is for my people who lost their grandmothers Lift your head to the sky Cause we won't ever say bye, bye I never knew I could hurt like this And every day your light grows on us I wish I could talk to you for a while Wish you would've tried not to cry As time goes by I wish you would be in a better place Still, I give the world the same young face And if I get next to you Feels like it's going to soon Now the hardest thing to do is to say bye Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye The hardest thing to say Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye This is for my people who just lost somebody Your best friend, your baby, your man or your lady Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye This is for everybody Lift your head to the sky Cause we won't ever say bye, bye