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
Dedicated to Mattie J.T. Stepanek, author of "Loving Through Heartsongs."
He went to heaven on June 22, 2004, and told me he was going to fly, not walk, when he got there.
