December Twenty-One

Lyrics

Verse 1
December twenty-one
I still know that date
Twenty twenty-one
Like it carved my face

Dementia took your name
Then it took your spark
I was holding your hand
While it dimmed the dark

You were my best friend
More than blood could say
You knew my whole life
Then you slipped away

I talk to your chair
I still set two plates
Old habits hurt
But I keep your place

Chorus
I miss you, grandma
I miss you bad
You were my best friend
The best I had

I miss you, grandma
It cuts so deep
You left my heart
Before my baby came to me

Verse 2
A year went by
Then my daughter cried
New life in the room
Where your laugh used to hide

And that part broke me
I won’t lie, it did
You should've met her smile
Should've held that kid

Now she says my name
With your eyes in hers
And I swear I see
How your love still works

In the way she reaches
In the way she stare
Feels like you’re still here
Moving through the air

I got your lessons
In my hands, my chest
How to stay gentle
How to love through a mess

Chorus
I miss you, grandma
I miss you bad
You were my best friend
The best I had

I miss you, grandma
It cuts so deep
You left my heart
Before my baby came to me

Bridge
Some nights I fold
Under all that weight
Then I hear your voice
Say, “Baby, it’s okay”

So I wipe my face
And I stand back up
For my little girl
I’mma fill that cup

What you gave me
I’m passing on
In her tiny hands
You’re not really gone

Final Chorus
I miss you, grandma
I miss you bad
You were my best friend
The best I had

I miss you, grandma
It cuts so deep
You live in my daughter
And you still live in me

I miss you, grandma
I miss you bad
You were my best friend
The best I had