You Left To Soon by Amanda June

by Amanda Clayton · Country · Made with Mureka · 1 play

The story behind this song

I wrote this for my friend Alan Redmond, one of the greatest men I've ever known. I lost him to cancer on February 12, 2022. He left too soon, and this song is for him.

Style

country ballad, female vocal, acoustic, piano, emotional, memorial, friendship, heartfelt, slow ballad, grief

Prompt

Slow emotional country ballad written for a friend lost to cancer. Heartfelt female contralto vocal, acoustic guitar and piano, plain and honest, like a conversation you wish you could still have.

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I still reach for my phone sometimes, Like I've got something I need to say. Then I remember you're not gonna answer, And it hits me all over again that way. We had years we thought were waiting, Stories we hadn't gotten to tell. Nobody said goodbye was coming, Nobody knew that day so well. [Pre-Chorus] You fought harder than anybody knew, And I would've taken some of that pain from you. [Chorus] You left too soon, my friend, There was so much life left in you. So many roads we hadn't driven, So many things we still planned to do. Cancer took your voice away, But it never took the love you gave. And though I couldn't keep you here, I'll carry you beyond the grave. You left too soon, my friend, Way too soon. [Verse 2] I remember all the stupid laughter, The nights that didn't need a reason. You could turn the worst damn day around Just by showing up and being you. I watched you fight through days nobody Should ever have to face. And even when your body got tired, You still tried to give me that same old grin. [Pre-Chorus] I wish I'd known which hug was the last, I'd have held on longer than I did. [Chorus] You left too soon, my friend, There was so much life left in you. So many roads we hadn't driven, So many things we still planned to do. Cancer took your voice away, But it never took the love you gave. And though I couldn't keep you here, I'll carry you beyond the grave. You left too soon, my friend, Way too soon. [Bridge] I don't know where you are tonight, But I hope somehow you know That every time I tell your story, A little piece of you still shows. You're in the songs I can't get through, In the memories that still make me laugh. And if heaven keeps old friendships, I'll see you when I get there. [Final Chorus] You left too soon, my friend, But you didn't leave me empty-handed. You left me years of memories, And a heart that still understands it. Cancer may have taken your tomorrow, But it couldn't take yesterday. And every year I get to live Is another year I carry your name. You left too soon, my friend, Yeah, you left way too soon. But until the day I see you again, I'll keep talking to you Like you're still in the room. [Outro] I still reach for my phone sometimes... Just to tell you something. I wish you were here to hear it. I miss you, brother. You left too soon.