I Reach for the Phone

Some bonds are so deep that even after someone is gone, you still reach for the phone just to hear their voice one more time. This song is a tender tribute to two remarkable parents — a mother whose laughter and quiet love filled every ordinary moment, and a father who chose love freely and never let it waver — honoring the ice cream rides, the polka dancing, the forehead kisses, and the last words that still keep a heart alive. It's a reminder that a love like theirs doesn't disappear; it just finds a new way to be near. Created by TimelessSong. --- A personalized Memorial song by TimelessSong Want your own custom Memorial song? Create one at https://admin.timelesssong.com

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There's an empty chair, a screen gone dark Solitaire still waiting for her hand Late night movies, forehead kisses Quiet love I didn't know would end A recliner holds her shadow still Like yesterday, though years have passed [Chorus] I reach for the phone and you're not there But I swear I hear you in the air In the laughter, in the tears I cry Love like yours will never say goodbye No it never says goodbye [Verse 2] He let me steer down dusty roads Ice cream melting on the seat He'd just smile and help me finish Accordion and dancing feet He found out blood don't make a dad And chose to love me all the same [Chorus] I reach for the phone and you're not there But I swear I hear you in the air In the laughter, in the tears I cry Love like yours will never say goodbye No it never says goodbye [Bridge] Oh boy, oh no, she'd always say He said I love you on his final day I carry every word they gave to me Tucked inside where they will always be [Verse 3] Squeezed between them in the front seat Little girl who thought she'd always ride Both at seventy-eight they left me Four years apart but side by side I love you dad, I love you too Corina Those last words still keep me alive I didn't get to say goodbye to Mama But she heard me just two days before [Chorus] I reach for the phone and they're not there But I swear I hear them in the air In the laughter, in the tears I cry Love like theirs will never say goodbye No it never says goodbye [Outro] So when the polka plays and memories spin Corina, they're dancing with you once again