Granger Smith - Heaven Bound Balloons

I saw them sitting with their legs crossed in their backyard The kids had magic markers writing on balloons They let one go and watched it sail above the treetops So I went outside to see what they were doing

They said daddy we've been sending notes to grandpa I just smiled, sat down and said, "Mind if I join y'all?"

We wrote "We miss you and we love you" Told him things are great down here We spelled it out and sent it up And we watched it disappear Sometimes I guess you gotta see it to believe it 'Cause right then I knew those blue sky prayers were getting through When we let go of those heaven bound balloons

Before we knew it I swear we'd made at least a dozen One for everyone we wished were here but wasn't There was a red one for our labrador named Rio And a blue one too, miss Ruth who used to live just down the road

We wrote "We miss you and we love you" Told 'em things are great down here We spelled it out and sent it up And we watched it disappear Sometimes I guess you gotta see it to believe it. 'Cause right then I knew those blue sky prayers were getting through When we let go of those heaven bound balloons

Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

Yeah I know that I'll be sitting up there someday Don't forget to send a couple of 'em my way

Say miss you and we love you" Tell me things are great down here Just spell it out and send it up And we watch it disappear Sometimes I guess you gotta see it to believe it 'Cause right then I knew those blue sky prayers were getting through When we let go of those heaven bound balloons Let go of those heaven bound balloons

Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh