[Verse 1]

Your wife sayin' that she miss you and she waits for death to hold you once again

Your son just doesn't get it, I completely understand

That you made a vow that you'd stay with her 'til the end

Do you worry if she's safe? Can you see us from up there?

[Pre-Chorus]

I wish that I knew, I love her

But you deserve her more than I do

I hope my children act just like you

I wish that I knew if it was

[Chorus]

Better upstairs, is there a bedroom up there?

If you want for anything, does it come to you prepared?

Does it feel likе home? Or do you not even carе?

Because everyone's happy, I wish that you were here, I do

[Verse 2]

Your wife said that she missed you, now she's with you, "It's for the best," so I'm told

It's selfish, pop-pop, I did not want her to go

And now your son is getting old, I love him more than life itself

And I just hope to God he knows

That he's the reason I'm around

And everything I do, father, I hope to make you proud

And everything that I'm about

Grief makes one born again, I've gotta feel it out

My mother's crying in the crowd

The quiet in the loud, life's finite, I know

But I feel it all sometimes and it feels all fickle

Pain is no wall in life, more so an obstacle

There's so much pain in love, there's so much love to show

Trust me, I already know, I already know that it's

[Chorus]

Better upstairs, is there a bedroom up there?

If you want for anything, does it come to you prepared?

Does it feel like home? Or do you not even care?

Because everyone's happy, I wish that you were here, is it

Better upstairs, is everybody else there?

If you want for anything, does it come to you prepared?

Does it feel like home? Or do you not even care?

Because everyone's happy, I wish that you were here, I do

[Outro: Benito Gutierrez]

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As soon as school finished, the kids, the dogs were loaded in the car and off she would go

For the summer months with me

To you, Kay

To my family, and to all my friends in polo

Which has been my lifeblood for half a century

I thank you for honoring me tonight