On an icy road one night
A young man loses his life
They marked the shoulder with a cross
An' his family gathers round
On a piece of Hallowed ground
Their hearts are heavy with their loss
As the tears fall from their eyes
There's one who'll always sympathise.
God only cries for the living
'Cause it's the living that are left to carry on
An' all the angels up in Heaven
They're not grieving because they're gone
There's a smile on their faces
'Cause they're in a better place than, mmm, baby, than, oh
God only cries for the living
'Cause it's the living that are so far from home.
It still makes me sad
When I think of my Grand-dad
I miss him each and every day
But I know the time will come
When my own gradnson
Wonders why I went away
Maybe we're not meant to understand
Till we meet up in the Promised Land.
God only cries for the living
'Cause it's the living that are left to carry on
And all the angels up in Heaven
They're not grieving because they're gone
There's a smile on their faces
'Cause they're in a better place than, oh, baby, than oh
God only cries for the living
'Cause it's the living that are so far from home
Yeah, we're so far from home, Mmmm, Mmmm
[00:00.00] On an icy road one night
[00:17.79]A young man loses his life
[00:21.36]They marked the shoulder with a cross
[00:27.87]An' his family gathers round
[00:31.35]On a piece of Hallowed ground
[00:35.10]Their hearts are heavy with their loss
[00:41.94]As the tears fall from their eyes
[00:48.72]There's one who'll always sympathise.
[00:55.77]God only cries for the living
[01:00.69]'Cause it's the living that are left to carry on
[01:09.36]An' all the angels up in Heaven
[01:14.46]They're not grieving because they're gone
[01:21.90]There's a smile on their faces
[01:25.32]'Cause they're in a better place than, mmm, baby, than, oh
[01:36.93]God only cries for the living
[01:41.88]'Cause it's the living that are so far from home.
[01:50.19]It still makes me sad
[01:53.70]When I think of my Grand-dad
[01:57.30]I miss him each and every day
[02:03.90]But I know the time will come
[02:07.35]When my own gradnson
[02:11.25]Wonders why I went away
[02:17.61]Maybe we're not meant to understand
[02:24.42]Till we meet up in the Promised Land.
[02:31.77]God only cries for the living
[02:36.72]'Cause it's the living that are left to carry on
[02:45.36]And all the angels up in Heaven
[02:50.43]They're not grieving because they're gone
[02:57.87]There's a smile on their faces
[03:01.35]'Cause they're in a better place than, oh, baby, than oh
[03:12.93]God only cries for the living
[03:17.82]'Cause it's the living that are so far from home
[03:26.07]Yeah, we're so far from home, Mmmm, Mmmm