Babe i felt like i died with you that chilly october night the cold and formal words on the radio just couldn't be right my heart stopped and blood froze when i was told the truth that fateful night god decided that he neede you at only seventeen you were as vibrant as the sun your sense of humor could cheer up anyone i remember as clearly as yesterday the summers you spent at your job i always had an excuse to come and see your face you never knew how much i adored you the day you were forever put to rest the day the snow made the grass a mess a thousand huddled people mourning over you the way you would smile your death just couldn't be true all through the mass i kept waiting for your eyes to open for you to sit up in your cofffin we tromped through the snow covering the green grass to the last place you would ever be that tiny country cemetery the wailing never ceased we hugged each other so tightly abe, that day was the worst in my young life i just couldn't understand why god took you while you were so young my broken heart bled when before your mother turned she kissed you for the last time on that heavy box of wood when i left the cemetery, i held matt so tight our tears flowed as one as we sobbed over you they said that your leaving would get easier they said the pain would fade i can't go to that store now without remembering your face something inside me just can't erase those secret feelings i held for you so long your time is over and you never knew just how much i loved you
i wrestled with your memory again last night/weeped myself sick/your brown eyes pleaded with me/i tried to help/swam through blood to reach you/my legs were frozen in fear/ my eyes blinded by tears/you screamed in pain/but it was too late~i try not to forget your eyes/i know you're still here with me/i wish i could remember the good times/all my mind can see is your last breath~you know you drove too fast/ you knew that couldn't last/we all knew you were different/we all knew there was something extraordinary about you/ i wanted to help you/you know that, right?/i did what i could/i know it wasn't enough~i hope things are good for you in eternity/ i hope saint frances treats you well/i hope you're laughing at us all down here/i know you're dancing there/will they play you "i'm too sexy?"/ i hope they do/god would laugh at your antics/~once and a while/i know you're here with me/but not physically/i sense your prescence/ and know you're watching me/thanks for the trip, babe
my eyes won't close at night/my thoughts are constantly running me ragged/ i can't get you off my mind/so much pain i've been through/has caused me to think about you/ mortality is a difficult concept/i don't want to lose you too/~this isn't easy for me/this isn't a picnic/ my body tells me not to/but my mind screams at me when i don't want to/just listen to me please/ before it's too late~we left on bad terms, i know/pain ran like a blood down my face/so soon after we parted things fell/people died/my heart split open with grief/i wished you were there for me to cry to/i needed you/ i can't take that time back and~please just listen to me/don't interrupt me/this is something i need to do/ so just let me say it/no don't argue/please don't protest/this is your life here/not a history test/~