This is for my people's  Who just lost somebody  Your best friend, your baby  Your man, or your lady  Put your hand way up high  We will never say bye  (No, no, no)  Momma's, daddy's  Sister's, brother's  Friends, and cousins  This is for my people's  Who lost  Their grandmothers  Lift your head to  The the sky  Cause we will never  Say bye    As a child  There were them times  I didn't get it  But you kept me in line  I didn't know  Why you didn't show up  Sometimes  On Sunday mornings  And I missed you  But I'm glad we talked through  All grown folk things  Seperation brings  You never let me know it  You never let it show it  Caused you loved me  And obviously  There's so much more to say  If you were  With me today  Face to face    I never knew  I can hurt like this  And everyday  Life rolls on  I wish I can talk to you  For a while  Miss you but  Not to cry  As time goes bye    And It's true  You reached  A better place  Still I'd give  The world  To see your face  And right here  Next to you  Now the hardest thing  To do is say  Bye, bye-bye  Bye-bye  Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye  Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye  Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye    And you never  Got a chance to see  How good I've done  And you never  Got to see me  Back at number one  I wish that you was here  To celebrate together  I wish that we can spend  The holidays together  I remember when you use  To tuck me in at night  Or the teddy bear u give me  That I held so tight  I thought you were so strong  You make it through whatever  It's so hard to except  The fact you gone forever    I never knew  I can hurt like this  And everyday  Life rolls on  I wish I can talk to you  For a while  Miss you but  Not to cry  As time goes by    And It's true  You reached  A better place  And I'd still give  The world  Is in your face  And be right here  Next to you  Now the hardest thing  To do is say  Bye, bye-bye  Bye-bye  Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye  Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye  Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye    This is for my people's  Who just lost somebody  Your best friend, your baby  Your man, or your lady  Put you hand way up high  You will never say bye  (No, no, no)  Momma's, daddy's  Sister's, brother's  Friends, and cousins  This is for my people's  Who lost their  Grandmother's  Lift your head  To the sky  Cause we will never  Say bye    I never knew  I can hurt like this  (I never knew it)  And everyday  (Everyday I wish that I)  Life goes on like this  (I wish, I wish)  I wish I can talk to you  For a while  (I wish)  Miss you but  Not to cry  (I wish)  As time goes by  (As time goes bye)    And It's true that you've  Reached a better place  Still I'd give the world  To see your face  And me right here  Next to you  And the hardest thing  To do is say  Bye-bye  It's hard to say  Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye  So come on  Somebody sing it with me  Wave your hands up high    Cause this is  For my peoples that  Just lost somebody  This is for everybody  Just lift your head  To the sky  Cause we will never  Say bye-bye