I set a buddy of mine up on a date I told him i'd watch his son for the day And we had a ball playin' games, eatin' dogs Riding rides at the county fair I thought he was only being a kid When we got back to my place And he did what he did On a balloon that he won He wrote mama i had fun i missed you Wish you were here I wasn't sure what he had in mind Til he jumped up and ran outside and He let it go, he waved goodbye And that seven year old had me dyin' inside I can still see his excitement Him pointing, and smilin' and When it was gone as it could get He turned and asked me You think it's in heaven yet I struggled hard to find something to say Cause i knew i didn't Have the same kind of faith He had in his heart before i could start He had me back inside He went and grabbed his crayola pen And said i bet there's a message you want to send No doubt he was right it'd been locked Up inside since mama said goodbye I took that yellow balloon and wrote Til i ran out of room then I let it go we waved goodbye That seven year old