Billy Gilman - It Happened Anyway
WORDS BY MATTIE J.T.STEPANEK
MUSIC BY TOM DOUGLAS
FROM THE BOOK HOPE THROUGH HEARTSONGS
When Jamie died I didn't understand
The eternity of my sadness
I wished I could have prevented it
When I rest in bed
Dream about how I could have lived and played with my brother
How I wished that I could have saved him
If wishing could bring him back
He'd be here with me today
But then, I remember...it happened anyway
When I look at pictures
And imagine what he would be like
Now a dozen years old
I wish I could have saved him from agelessness
If crying could bring him back
He'd be here with me today
But then I remember...it happened anyway
When I think of why and how
He was with us and left us
I wished I could have prevented
And stopped his death, and saved him from
Never needing breath for birthday can