she was diagnosed on a friday    the kids were almost home   the kids were on their way back home from school   lying faced down in the gutter   of unaccomplished dreams and broken memories of things to come   sorry ma'am i really am    i have to break the news    i have to make the phone call   to tell you that you're due you know where   and i'll tell you when    and i suggest that you start living the next three weeks the best that you can   every night for three long weeks   she'd roam the hallways half asleep   and as the footsteps fade away    in my mind i can swear i can swear i heard her say   don't wait for me    i got a lot to do    i got a lot to be   and in the end maybe i'll see you there      lost her strength on a saturday   spent the day in bed   yeah i'm fine it's just the flu she said   with a smile   but when they turned their backs   the tears would flow    she knew she only had a while    to live   to breathe   to be    to see   to bleed   to stand on her own to weakened feet   and so i prayed   every day   "don't take my mother away"   every night for three long weeks    she'd roam the hallways half asleep   and as the footsteps fade away   in my mind    i can swear i can swear i heard her say   don't wait for me    i got a lot to do    i got a lot to be   when in the end maybe i'll see you there      repeat      don't wait for me   i got a lot to do   i got a lot to be   and in the end maybe i'll see you there