You were once
My one companion . .
You were all
That mattered . .
You were once
A friend and father -
Then my world
Was shattered . .

Wishing you were
Somehow here again . .
Wishing you were
Somehow near . .
Sometimes it seemed
If I just dreamed
Somehow you would
Be here . .

Wishing I could
Hear your voice again . .
Knowing that I
Never would . .
Dreaming of you
Won't help me to do
All that you dreamed
I could . .
Passing bells
And sculpted angels
Cold and monumental
Seem, for you
The wrong companions -
You were warm and gentle . .

Too many years
Fighting back tears . .
Why can't the past
Just die . . .?

Wishing you were
Somehow here again . .
Knowing we must
Say goodbye . .
Try to forgive . .
Teach me to live . .
Give me the strength
To try . .

No more memories
No more silent tears . .
No more gazing across
The wasted years . .
Help me say
Goodbye