I thank God that he let you stay long enough to see
My high school graduation, first in the family
And that you were still around when I signed on the dotted line
At boot camp graduation, I seen the happiness in your eyes
But the fact still remains you were taken too soon
Such a short life, too much we had yet to do
For so long you yearned for a new fishing boat and truck
I so much wanted to give it to you, but guess there's no such luck
I remember bein your lil' girl, we lived out in the country
We'd jump in theat lil' rickety boat, you and me, goin' fishing
And I remember the house on Springfield, I only stood so high
You'd call me to your taxidermy room and try to hand me the fish eyes
A little higher, growing each day, you bought me a rifle one Christmas day
Wouldn't kill a thing while hunting though, and it drove you insane
I cherish these memories, others and more
And it's the present, and the future I wish you were here for.