Should have held you longer
Should have listened when you cried
Now I'm sorry every night
I can hear you when I'm sleeping
And when I wake, you fade away
I keep seein' you as an angel
Tears in your eyes as you fly away
Oh, I should have held you longer
Should have listened when you cried
Now I'm sorry every night
I think about you in the morning
In the evening and all day
I'd go to Heaven for you, darlin'
But I'm afraid He'll send me away
Oh, I should have held you longer
Should have listened when you cried
Now I'm sorry every night
Lord, please let me hold her longer
Let me listen when she cries
Please forgive me one more time