A Father’s Last Goodbye? Michael Bennett Performs “I Just Might” | Emotional Performance 2026

Soon if this is the last time I stand on this stage, I need you to hear me. These lights are shining brighter than they ever have before. But all I see is a little boy standing by that door. He used to wait up for me when I came home late at night. Said, Dad, don't ever leave me like I could win that fight. Time moves like a train. It don't slow down for pride. There's so much I should have said. So much I kept inside. I just might not see tomorrow. I just might not have the chance. So I'm singing what my heart's been holding before the curtain falls at last. If this voice begins to tremble, if these old hands lose their fight, remember every word I sing. There's love I couldn't hide. I just might say goodbye. I watched you grow in size. Tried to be the stronger man. Sometimes strength looks like distance more than holding hands. If I ever seem too quiet, if I ever seem too hard, it was fear dressed up as a wisdom, God in a fragile heart. Now the crowd fades into shatters and the years weigh on my bones. But loving you was never heavy. It was the light that led me home. I just might not see the sunrise. I just might close my eyes. But I won't leave without telling you the truth behind these lines. You were always my greatest pride, even when we'd fight. And if this is my last song here, I'm singing you tonight. Don't stand there feeling guilty for roads we couldn't mend. Every father's learning right off to the end. And if you hear this echo long after I'm gone, let it be the sound of love still holding on. I just might not see tomorrow. But love don't disappear. It lingers in the quiet. It whispers in your ear when the world feels cold around you. When the night feels too long, listen close. I'll still be singing in your song. Son, if this is the last time I stand on this stage, I need you to hear me. Son, I need you to hear me. Son.