When You Cross Over - Ryan Adams

In Carolina

There were pictures on the wall

And the pain is lighter

The house is empty now and only shadows fall

And when you cross over

I hope she’s waiting there for you

When you cross over

Please know that I’ll always love you

When you cross over

Into the spaces in the blue

When you cross over

I hope your pain returns into the light

When you cross over tonight

My brother

Born in Alabama just as winter calmed

My family moved to Carolina

In the shadows of the pines and lumberyards

And when you cross over

I hope they’re waiting there for you

When you cross over

Please know that I’ll always love you

When you cross over

Into the spaces in the blue

And may your pain return into the light

When you cross over tonight

I know you didn’t wanna leave this way

I know you tried your best to hide it

I’m gonna love you now, anyway

In Carolina

Roses bloom beside the house

Your brother and your sister, your mother and your father

All of your friends gather around

And when you cross over

I hope they’re waiting there for you

When you cross over

Please know that I’ll always love you

When you cross over

To the space between the blue

And all the pain dissolves into the light

When you cross over tonight