When You Cross Over (2025)

[Verse 1]

In Carolina

There were pictures on the wall

Now the pain is lighter

The house is empty now and only shadows fall

[Chorus]

And when you cross over

I hope she's waiting there for you

When you cross over

Into the spaces of the blue

When you cross over

Please know that I'll always love you

When you cross over

And may your pain return into the light

When you cross over tonight

[Verse 2]

Oh my brother

Born in Alabama just as winter calmed

My family moved to Carolina

In the shadows of the pines and lumberyards

[Chorus]

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 to the light

When you cross over tonight

[Bridge]

I know you didn't wanna leave this way

I know you tried your best to hide it

But I'm gonna love you now anyway

[Verse 3]

In Carolina

Roses bloom beside the house

Your brother and your sister, your mother and your father

And all your friends gather around

[Chorus]

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

May your pain return to the light

When you cross over tonight