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Backstory:

I was talking to a neighbor with a beer one summer evening sitting in his bass boat in his driveway. Went inside and woke up the next morning to a relative of his telling me he passed away of a heart attack while on a walk to the store one hour after I was with him. All I could do was grab my guitar and channel my feelings into a chorus in 20 minutes.

Lyrics:

                                                  
There was a buddy of mine 
He wasn’t killing time He was a family man earning his pay
He had a wife and a kid and a nice place to live
He even saved for a rainy day
But that all didn’t matter When the truck came at him
And took it all away
Now there’s a cross by the road 
And a story that’s told Of what he’d want to say
If he was alive today

You never know when the good lord’s gonna call you
And even though I’m only headed to the store
I always smile and say I love you 
When I’m leaving, cause those should be
The last words out the door

Now time flew by and he was on my mind
So I wound up at his door
She said Hey how you been?
Good to see you again thought you might’ve Shown up before.
Every day’s a little brighter, my hearts a little lighter and I don’t cry much anymore
But the look in her eyes made me realize
He’s left her needing so much more
Those last words out the door.

You never know when the good lord’s gonna call you
And even though I’m only headed to the store
I always smile and say I love you 
When I’m leaving, cause those should be
The last words out the door

All over the world
Every moment of every day
People closing doors 
Without ever taking the time to say

We were standing there
Her boy flew down the stairs
Tore on out the door
But then he stopped in his tracks
Smiled and look back and said
I almost forgot to say, I love you mom 
Then he was gone and on his way

You never know when the good lord’s gonna call you
And even though I’m only headed to the store
I always smile and say I love you 
When I’m leaving, cause those should be
The last words out the door