I never knew how much you meant to me
Until the earth quaked as your breath began to shake
And I knew that time had passed on by.
You used to hold my hand,
Just like I hold the dirt you’re buried in.
Death runs through sands of time,
But yet in life you stood up to crime,
So violent in our minds,
And bravely you fought as you risked your life for freedom.
I never could imagine,
How deeply your love ran,
But as the sands of time wash away.
We grab onto the memory of days long past,
And we pray that tonight you take away the sadness left behind.
You used to hold my hand,
Like I hold the dirt you’re buried in,
Running through my fingers like the sands of time.
I grab at the memories that I won’t let leave my mind,
Like the times you smiled at me,
And made the troubles turn to ease.
But I know you passed us by on the wings of a dove,
Carrying you up to the sky’s above
The golden path you walk.
And the days pass us by as we lift up our prayers,
A new journeys day to right and in the sparkling light,
Is a smile so bright, filling us with joy and love,
Making us alright.
And as the dove fly’s high above,
We know were loved from the one man,
Watching from above.
