On an icy road one night a young man loses his life

They marked the shoulder with a cross

And 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 sympathize

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 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