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