Lyrics

[verse]
Standing on Mount Olive
just outside Jerusalem,
Jesus Christ took note of
the heartbreak of his men.
They did not wanna hear him say goodbye.
They surely would have kept him if they could.
As they watched him ride off thru the sky,
Here’s what they understood.

[Chorus]
I'm never gonna leave you lonely,
even though I cannot stay.
You will never be forsaken.
I'll be with you all the way.
As you walk the road to Heaven
you will never be abandon.
If you ever feel UNLOVED,
just think of me.
I'm never gonna leave you lonely.
 
[verse]
For forty years He loved Her
through the good times & the bad;
Always thinking of her
He kept her safe
when she felt sad.
But then the dreaded moment of goodbye.
He took her had & placed it on his chest.
She felt his slowing breath & watched his eyes.
But he whispered [in a loud whisper]Just remember!”
as I take my final breath…

[Chorus]
I'm never gonna leave you lonely,
even though I cannot stay.
You will never be forsaken.
I'll be with you all the way.
As you walk the road to Heaven
you will never be abandon.
If you ever feel unloved,
just think of me.
I'm never gonna leave you lonely.

[Bridge]
I still trust the Bible's promise
to the center of my core.
To be absent from this body
is to be present with my Lord.
If there’s never been a moment 
He has ever left my side.
Where Jesus is,
is where they live.
We never say goodbye.
(WE NEVER SAY GOODBYE!)
[music break]
[Chorus]
I'm never gonna leave you lonely,
even though I cannot stay.
You will never be forsaken.
I'll be with you all the way.
As you walk the road to Heaven
you will never be abandon.
If you ever feel unloved,
just think of me.
I'm never gonna leave you lonely.