A song about losing the someone we never thought we'd lose . . . and how hard and sad it is to move on.
Story behind the song
Many years ago, I wrote this song after the loss of my grandmother. Decades later--and fairly recently--after my Dad passed, I decided to record it. And here it is.
Lyrics
We laughed if off back then
Until reality came kicking in the door
Man, how time takes its toll
But, hey, how the world forgets
Until the matter of the truth unfolds
It’s all beyond or measure of control
Still we take such precious steps
To avoid the very endI guess it’s true
Still we dare to be so bold
But, man, how we all forget
It ain’t nothing we can ever hold
It’s all beyond our measure of control
Ain’t very clear to me
How the world can feel so empty of life
When the angels take their own
Ain’t very hard to see
I’ll be in misery tonight
In a darkness all my own
Beyond all measure of control
And how we live on now
Pick up the pieces and go on somehow
It’s hardhey, it’s a burden on us all
But, hey man, how time forgets
Lets the waters of its river roll
Far beyond our measure of control
