she stepped out of the taxi with a suitcase in her hand and a hand bag too full for her to hold i felt her body tremble as i took her in my arms and she whispered don t ever let me go chorus then i watched her hang her dresses up and close the closet door and i watched her put her satin things away somehow now i know she won t be leaving anymore i do believe forever s here to stay instrumental it s good to hear her foot steps just walking down the hall lord i wondered would i hear those sounds again we re picking up the pieces and putting away the past we ve got a lot of broken dreams to mend chorus i watched her hang her dresses up and close the closet door and i watched her put her satin things away somehow now i know she won t be leaving anymore i do believe forever s here to stay i do believe forever s here to stay 