3/8/2001

Loving Memory

We had so much in common. Why did you go
I miss you more than anyone will ever know
I will never forget the way you looked in your coffin
I don't understand, why did the disease have to win

You were taken from me way too soon in my life
I might as well have been stabbed in the heart with a knife
I made you a promise before you passed away
I hold it close to my heart every single day

I still remember the last time I saw you
I was waving goodbye and you were too
I knew that would be the last time I would see your face
The memories we share, I could never replace

Whenever I'm scared, I pretend you're on my shoulder
I still do it now, even though, I've gotten older
When something goes wrong, I think of you
I ask myself... what would he do

I smell your tobacco every once in a while
No matter my mood, it always makes me smile
It gives me the feeling that you're right next to me
It must be you, 'cause there's no one else I see

I still learn from you, even though you're gone
For we're together, in my dreams, until the early dawn
Every drawing I produce, comes from within you
It's not just mine but, the work of you, too

It's because of you, that I'm not scared of dying
While we're apart, time's the only thing, I'm left with buying
If I put my arms around myself and squeeze real tight
It's just like you're hugging me, with all of your might

I await for the day when we'll be together again
And I will be the one who puts my arms around you then
I can't help but think of you when I look up in the sky
And I try to figure out the real reason why you had to die

Whatever the answer, I'm left with the same thought
'That you are my strength and you help me out a lot'
You are now by my side, each and every day
Right on my shoulder, that's where you'll always stay