[00:15.10]everyone agrees it came too soon
[00:19.41]it was only meant to be an intersection
[00:26.32]you kept fear of death in back pocket of your jeans
[00:32.78]in the palm of your hand, affection
[00:40.45]it came like a sudden gust of wind
[00:44.92]leaving them, bewildered, to ask how
[00:51.95]I recall last time we met you said we''''d meet again
[00:58.35]the irony is only bitter now
[04:14.11][02:51.89][01:05.11]these days everyone cries "say uncle"
[04:19.17][02:57.11][01:10.51]they want to touch your spirit lest it die
[04:25.58][03:03.01][01:16.92]for this your sons and widow gather with us at the table
[04:32.11][03:09.26][01:23.29]to form a healing circle for our new demise
[04:38.95][03:15.55][01:29.71]these days everyone cries "say uncle"
[04:44.58][03:20.74][01:35.10]I retrieve the memories quickly as I can
[04:51.05][03:27.09][01:41.29]add them to the portrait we all draw in our minds
[04:57.61][03:33.30][01:48.43]your body gone, we shall keep the man
[02:03.36]I close my eyes and hope they do not fade
[02:08.32]these remnants of a voice and of a smile
[02:15.51]images of landscape cloaked in forest green
[02:21.70]like your life unfolding mile by mile
[02:28.29]a fierce embrace, a word of thanks
[02:33.17]a cheerful whistle and hours in a van
[02:39.76]somehow these pieces must bring back the man you were
[02:45.45]though the ocean claims your ashes on the sand