What We Leave Behind

Verse 1: I won't leave them mansions Or a fortune in the bank Just some lessons learned the hard way And a list of folks to thank A recipe for biscuits That my mother taught me young And the words to all the lullabies That my grandmother sung Verse 2: I'll leave the way I loved them When the loving wasn't easy The times I chose to stay When staying made me queasy The apologies I offered When my pride had lost its grip What we leave behind isn't luggage It's the fingerprints Chorus: What we leave behind Isn't measured by the scale What we leave behind Is the truth inside the tale The way you made them feel When you walked into a room What we leave behind Is what continues to bloom Long after we're gone Bridge: (Emotional, building) So don't worry about the china Or the deed up on the shelf The most precious thing you'll leave them Is the story of yourself How you fell and how you rose How you loved through all the pain What we leave behind is simple It's the echo of our name Final Chorus: What we leave behind Is everything and nothing at all What we leave behind Is how we answered when they'd call Not the balance in the checkbook Or the accolades displayed What we leave behind Is the love that we made The difference that we made What we leave behind Outro: (Gentle, resolving) Plant your seeds with care They'll grow when you're not there What we leave behind