Still Young, Still Gold”

Verse 1 I was only eleven, didn’t understand How the world could shake from one small hand October air, it felt so cold You were twenty-eight, still young, still gold The leaves were falling, so was I Didn’t know how to say goodbye Your birthday candles never shined October 28th still crosses my mind Pre-Chorus You were almost twenty-nine One more sunrise, one more time Chorus October 27th took you away But you’re in my heart every single day Tia Mona, I still see your smile In the stars at night, in the quiet awhile I’m fourteen now but I still cry Sometimes I look up at the sky And I whisper soft so you can hear — Happy birthday, I wish you were here Verse 2 Three more years, I’ve grown up fast But memories of you still last Your laugh still echoes in my head In every word you ever said I wonder what you’d say to me If you could see who I’m trying to be Would you tell me I’m doing okay? Would you wipe my tears away? Bridge They say time heals everything But some days the hurt still stings I carry you in everything I do A piece of me still belongs to you Final Chorus October 27th changed my life Cut so deep like a silent knife But love like yours don’t disappear It only grows stronger year by year So on October 28th I’ll light a flame Say twenty-nine and call your name Tia Mona, wherever you are I hope you’re dancing among the stars Outro I was eleven when heaven called Now I’m fourteen, standing tall Still your niece, still your light Missing you every single night