"When I Get to Heaven," dedicated to Mattie J.T. Stepanek, author of LOVING THROUGH HEARTSONGS

CHORUS:

When I get to heaven

I’ll grow wings and fly

I’ll be alive for the very first time

When I get to heaven

I’ll stand up and sing

I’ll be everything I never was

Everything I long to be

When I get to heaven

VERSE:

I’ll hit the home run that I missed as a kid

Then I’ll dance with the girl of my dreams

I’ll be the first one to say: “I love you.”

And live off of Cookies ‘N’ Cream

PRE-CHORUS:

If I live another day on planet earth

I’ll be glad for the time I have left

As I plan my days away

I know my time is almost spent

CHORUS:

When I get to heaven

I’ll grow wings and fly

I’ll be alive for the very first time

When I get to heaven

I’ll stand up and sing

I’ll be everything I never was

Everything I long to be

When I get to heaven

VERSE:

I’ll run through the fields with the wind at my back

And I’ll climb the old Sycamore tree

I’ll be a good dad with five great kids

And each one of them looks just like me

PRE-CHORUS:

I’ll be waiting for you to finally come home

And we’ll catch up right where we left off

Then I’ll show you all around

And I’ll stand with you in awe

CHORUS:

When I get to heaven

I’ll grow wings and fly

I’ll be alive for the very first time

When I get to heaven

I’ll stand up and sing

I’ll be everything I never was

Everything I long to be

When I get to heaven

BRIDGE:

I always knew eternity existed

It’s all that I’ve been missing

CHORUS:

When I get to heaven

I’ll grow wings and fly

I’ll be alive for the very first time

When I get to heaven

I’ll stand up and sing

I’ll be everything I never was

And everything I long to be

When I get to heaven

Copyright 2015 Jennifer Waters

Mattie J.T. Stepanek went to heaven on June 22, 2004, and told me he was going to fly, not walk, when he got there.