Benediction

It's an ugly day in Glendale

In a place that you once knew

Where you helped that senile woman

That now has outlived you

I'm still taking it all in

I'm adapting to this loss

I wonder if she remembers you

How could she have forgotten?

There's a crack in the shell

And some light is shining through

As I sorted through the pieces

That told the stories I never knew

You left a hole in this Earth

And you paid for it up front

I had to fill it with dirt

While your friend sang the song

May the Lord, mighty God

Bless and keep you forever

Grant you peace, perfect peace

Courage in every endeavor

It was a sunny day in Norfolk

Next to the tree that caught your eye

I walked the ground you grew on

With my brother at my side

I'm still taking it all in

I'm adapting to this loss

People say with time

But I just think that they are wrong

You left a hole in this Earth

And you paid for it up front

I had to fill it with dirt

While your friend sang the song

May the Lord, mighty God

Bless and keep you forever

Grant you peace, perfect peace

Courage in every endeavor