How Far Is Heaven
Journey to Heaven: Embracing Love Beyond the Sky
Lyrics
How far is heaven, let's go tonight
Expressing a desire to know the distance to heaven and suggesting going there tonight.
I want my daddy to hold me tight
Yearning for the comfort of being held tightly by her father.
A little girl was waiting for her daddy one day
Introducing a scene where a little girl is anticipating her father's return.
It was time to meet him, when she heard her mommy say
The moment the girl is supposed to meet her father, she overhears her mother breaking the news.
"Come to mama, darling, please do not cry
Mother consoles the upset girl, urging her not to cry and informing her that her father is in heaven.
Daddy's gone to heaven, way up in the sky"
The revelation that the father has passed away and is now in heaven.
How far is Heaven? When can I go?
The girl's inquiry about the distance to heaven and when she can join her father.
To see my daddy, he's there, I know
Expressing certainty about the father's presence in heaven and a longing to see him.
How far is Heaven? Let's go tonight
Reiterating the desire to know the distance to heaven and proposing to go there tonight.
I want my daddy to hold me tight
Repeating the yearning for the father's comforting embrace.
He was called so suddenly and could not say goodbye
Describing the sudden and unexpected nature of the father's passing, without a chance to say goodbye.
I know that he's in Heaven, we'll meet him by and by
Expressing the belief that the father is now in heaven and anticipating a reunion in the future.
The little girl trembled, her tears she could not hide
Depicting the emotional turmoil of the little girl who cannot hide her tears.
She looked up towards heaven and then she replied
The girl looks up to heaven and responds to the question of how far heaven is.
How far is Heaven? When can I go?
Repeating the girl's longing to know when she can go to heaven to see her father.
To see my daddy, he's there, I know
Reiterating the certainty of the father's presence in heaven and the desire to be with him.
How far is Heaven? Let's go tonight
Repeating the earlier desire to know the distance to heaven and suggesting going there tonight.
I want my daddy to hold me tight
Repeating the yearning for the father's comforting embrace.
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