[Verse 1]
We all held candles the other day
Let go of fifty balloons
Your mother said things
That she wanted to say
Some people got choked up
And everyone tried hard
To age slowly, try again tomorrow
And not let this happen again

[Chorus]
Though we can't understand it
'Lest we ever forget
I will stand here as a lighthouse
Carry on, carry on

[Verse 2]
I wish I could see you another time
I wish I could turn things around
I wish that my sorrow could lead me to find
Another few hours, another few ways
To try to age slowly, try again tomorrow
And not let this happen again

[Chorus]
Though we can't understand it
'Lest we ever forget
I will stand here as a lighthouse
Carry on, carry on
[Bridge]
And we don't have to wonder
We know we all miss you the most
We know we all miss you the most
Yeah, we know we all miss you the most

[Verse 3]
I put on your sweatshirt the other day
Because I was thinking of you
I tried to remember
What my preacher told me
About trying to make
Every precious moment last
And to age slowly, try again tomorrow
And not let this happen again

[Chorus]
Oh, though we can't understand it
'Lest we ever forget
I will stand here as a lighthouse
Carry on, carry on
Carry on, carry on