For a dear friend of the family, we miss you Jim.
singer
songwriter
acoustic
folk
country
christian
denver
hecky
Story behind the song
Jim suffered from dementia.
Lyrics
This Friend Of Mine
So full of life, it spilled out in laughter.
Now just a smile is too hard to capture.
He gave so much, more than he had.
Where has he gone, this friend of mine.
Familiar faces are not so familiar.
A voice he knows but cannot find.
Those simple tasks become his Everest.
Where has he gone, this friend of mine.
(chorus)
While he waits for his ride to the top of that mountain.
Surrounded by loved ones he’s left behind.
He sees flashes of memory just out of his grasp.
Where has he gone, this friend of mine.
A twinkling smile in his eye tells me his heart still feels
what his thoughts won’t allow.
I know God is with him, as he fights to return from where
From where he is now.
He’ll not make it back to the life he once knew,
The music and laughter are lost in his mind.
A much greater prize awaits this old friend.
God will take care of, this friend of mine.
(repeat chorus) last line different
He knows where he’s going, this friend of mine.
I know God will take care of, this friend of mine
©2005 Karl Hecky
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