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you died somewhere overe dallas
the sky was so clear that day
as we wept it hid itself
behind a mournful gray

so now we pick up the pieces
will they help us understand?
you were born to fly
in death, never to land

as the sun dips to kiss the west
and the east slides into shadow
we here who are left
wonder why you had to go

watch the water claim the valley
hear all the rainmaker’s brag
we finally got what we asked for
now we can’t give it back

like a scar on young skin
we will pay for our mistakes
thunder rumbles
as the last time crumbles

nature is more thief than giver
another town joins the river

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a guy in a blue tie told me you had died
i didn’t believe him but i sat right down and cried
he said he was sorry, he said that he would stay
he put a hand on my shoulder and i cussed it away

i was angry at him, but i don’t know why
he told me the truth when most men would have lied
i’m sorry now for the things i said
to the man who told me you were dead

there are so many questions, i say i’m fine
besides you lies this heart of mine
but i can’t feel, and i asked God
to give me the sorrow to keep you
as close tomorrow

your mom isn’t crying , isn’t that strange
your dad is different, yeah, everything’s changed
the preacher says you’re in a better place
they painted a smile on your face

there are so many questions
i saw i’m fine
beside you lies this
heart of mine

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cold weather comes
sliding down that hill
and barges through open doors
like bad news

cold weather flees
in one morning of sun
high in blue sky
it’s gone

like the giants of cities now fallen
giving everbody stories
of the day without smiles
there was a day without smiles

cold weather comes
sliding down that hill
and barges through open doors
like bad news

kiss me, my darling, before i go
my flight leaves at 8 am
i’ll see you when i get home
i’ll call you from the west coast

and when i say i love you
it’s for always
starting today

hey there, it’s me, from the air
i just called to say…i miss you
i’ll hope that you will be….

happy.

so kiss me, my darling, before i go

i’m struck by the beauty i now see in you
i’ve long ignored the red white and blue
has someone switched you in the night?
i see you new by the dawn’s early light

rubble and reasons that do not stand
life slips out of a grasping hand
planes that turn and terrorize
dry are empty, tearless eyes

we will rebuild
a peace taken by fear
we will rebuild
and we’re still here

under your colors that wave in the wind
we fight in a war we did not begin
a spotlight to shadows, darkness will flee
we bury the brave and we rally the free

over our shoulder we carry you on
we raise you high, plant you on lawns
our sorrow is strong, but so are you
the beautiful red, the white, the blue

can You hear them laughing
we only heard them cry
can they hear us down here
chokin’ back “why?”

and i can’t even tell You how i feel
cause i’m not sure that this is really real
but what’s Yours is Yours to take
what You make is Yours to break

but i can’t lay this in Your hands
God, i just don’t understand
how can this be part of Your plan?

if You’re holding them now
tell them we miss them so
the sweetest souls in heaven
we never got to know

and tell the secret of this lonely place
cause it’s too easy to think it’s all a waste
no answer is comfort to my ears
only time can dry my tears

i did not dream of you last night
i’m afraid that i never will again
as time goes by, i will forget
to mourn for what might have been

i miss the way you made me feel
like it would all turn out alright
now every morning proves you wrong
but i still hope every night

and i miss the tears i used to cry
the pain, it seemed, to hasten the time
i miss the questions from care and concern
with my reply (it’s a lie) i’m not doing just fine

you always wanted honesty
thought i never let you in
but i’d spill out all my secrets if i
could just see you again

i miss the way you used to walk
stub your toe, but never cuss
i miss our all night arguments
you know i just miss “us”

i miss the pawprints on my windshield
that cat you made me buy
chased into the road one day
i never got to say goodbye

i miss that special mug you used
when the day called for caffine
and i miss being accused
of hiding all my feelings

i miss the way you doubted what’s true
i never kept anything from you.