Little Wings to Fly

[Verse 1]
She wore her hair in golden braids,
Dandelions tucked where they could stay,
Her laugh would dance like morning light,
She made the world feel warm, feel right.
I held her hand through hide-and-seek,
Now I hold her memory, week by week.

[Chorus]
Little wings to fly, oh why’d you have to go?
The brightest stars, they burn too close,
She was almost an angel, now she knows.
Little wings to fly, oh why’d you have to go?

[Verse 2]
Her mama said she’s up above,
But it don’t feel like Heaven’s love.
Her empty swing still creaks in tune,
Beneath the shade of a harvest moon.
I call her name when the wind runs high,
But the only answer’s the willow’s sigh.

[Prechorus]
She said, “Don’t cry, just think of me
When the sunset paints the trees.”

[Chorus]
Little wings to fly, oh why’d you have to go?
The brightest stars, they burn too close,
She was almost an angel, now she knows.
Little wings to fly, oh why’d you have to go?

[Bridge]
I see her face in every bloom,
Hear her hum in the robin’s tune.
She left her mark on this small town,
In every heart, she’s still around.