Loved Me That Way

Sometimes I call you, I know I can't reach you
 To hear your voicemail, "Sorry I missed you"
 Wish I could go back, tell my old self that
 You don't have the time to not make time, it goes fast
 And I was livin' like you'd live forever
 And it took losin' you to learn to love better
 To be the daughter who comes home more often
 Who holds on to a goodbye hug a little longer
 To be the best friend, I promise to check in
 And the kind of sister my brother always needed
 Who takes time to call, even just to say hey
 'Cause you loved me that way
 The first to show up, an hour early
 Front row in the bleachers to make sure you could see me
 You stood in the doorway for every goodbye
 I still see you wavin' underneath the porch light
 And you were livin' like you wouldn't live forever
 You knew the little things in life are what matter
 Like makin' those pancakes to sweeten my heartbreak
 Pullin' me out of school to go fishin' on Thumb Lake
 Had me sit beside you for Sunday service
 Every time I'd get antsy, you'd slip me a Werther's
 The first to forgive all my biggest mistakes
 Yeah, you loved me that way
 Yeah, you loved me that way
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 I had the honor to be your granddaughter
 I could only hope to be half of the whole that you both were
 Can only hold you in a picture frame
 You held nothin' back, gave everything
 You loved me that way
 You loved me that way