A LIFE LIVED

Last Goodbye ~ Michael Nin

[Verse 1]

The house is quiet now
Like it knows something we don’t say
Your breathing moves like the ocean
Slowly drifting away

The lamp beside your bed is glowing
Soft against the wall
And every shadow in this room
Feels like it’s saying goodbye

[Chorus]

So I’ll sit here beside you
And hold your hand through the night
If this is our last goodbye
I’ll stay until the morning light

You gave me more than a lifetime
More than words could ever prove
And if heaven is waiting somewhere
Tell them I was loved by you

[Verse 2]

The clock keeps ticking softly
Like it’s afraid to break the air
And every breath you’re taking now
Feels like a whispered prayer

I didn’t know you in my younger days
But you became my shelter anyway
Tonight the world feels fragile
But I’ll hold your hand forever

[Chorus]

So I’ll sit here beside you
And hold your hand through the night
If this is our last goodbye
I’ll stay until the morning light

You gave me more than a lifetime
More than words could ever prove
And if heaven is waiting somewhere
Tell them I was loved by you

[Bridge]

And if you hear voices calling
From somewhere I can’t see
Just know I’ll carry every piece
Of who you were with me

[Final Verse]

The dawn will come so slowly
Through the curtains by your bed
And somewhere in that quiet light
The words we never said

But love doesn’t leave a room
Even when someone must go
It stays in every heartbeat
Of the ones you helped to grow

[Outro]

Goodnight… I’ll see you again someday.

Goodnight…

Goodnight…

I’ll see you again someday.

Last Goodbye — Liner Notes

This song was written during one of the quietest and most difficult moments a person can experience — sitting beside someone you love as they spend their final hours in hospice at home. The world outside continues to move as it always does, but inside that room time slows down. Every breath, every shadow on the wall, every small sound carries a weight that words can barely hold.

The lyrics reflect the stillness of that space — the soft glow of a bedside lamp, the steady ticking of a clock, and the quiet understanding that the moment you’ve hoped would never arrive is finally here. It’s a song about holding someone’s hand through the night, about gratitude for the love they gave, and about the unspoken promise that even when someone leaves this world, the love they created doesn’t leave the room with them.

For me, the song is less about loss and more about presence. It’s about staying beside someone when they need it most, honoring the life they lived, and whispering a final goodnight with the hope that somewhere, somehow, the journey continues.

Sometimes the only words left to say are the simplest ones:

Goodnight… I’ll see you again someday.

HOME
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Broken Man
Walk Alone
In The Father’s Eyes
I Ran From You
Tennessee
I Wish
Last Goodbye
Her Lullaby
Rain Fell On Me
Never These Walls
Coldwater Canyon 5150

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