(Jim Quealy/Gullbergh )

She packed up all the pictures
And that broken dial phone
19 years since daddy passed
She’s lived here on her own
Needs a little help right now and
We got room since the kids moved out
She looked back at that old brick house
She’s always called home
In a whisper, She sang this little song

Steady as She Goes; keep on breathing
Hold your head up; don’t look down
Take it slow; take a look around
Something new is waiting down the road
Steady as She Goes

I had a flashback to the bus stop
My first day of school
When I told her she could leave
I was tryin to play it cool
I said I’m not scared but I lied
I turned around to hide my eyes
When she gave me a kiss goodbye
Before she walked away
In a whisper I could hear her say

Steady as She Goes; keep on breathing
Hold your head up; don’t look down
Take it slow; take a look around
Something new is waiting down the road
Steady as She Goes

She always knew me better than I ever knew myself
Now she looks at me just like we’ve never met
Her laughter I recall with bittersweet regret
Now she knows she can’t remember
I know I can’t forget

Steady as She Goes; keep on breathing
Hold your head up; don’t look down
Take it slow; take a look around
She’s fading now but how her eyes still glow
Like something new is waiting down the road
I’ve got to stay; I’ve got to stay Steady As She Goes