There are times my thoughts
Seem to drift back to you.
All the wonderful times we had
Before I ever knew
Just how hard it would be
To ever let you go
Even though we both knew
It's the only way we could grow.
I try hard not to miss you
When I turn out the lights
Hoping youre sleeping fitfully
And safe and warm each night.
Just about the hardest thing
That I faced in this life
Was to let you go, young man
So you could find a wife.
Somehow I never realized
How empty life would be
When you walked out the door
One last time on me.
I often close my eyes in dreams
Of days now lost in time...
"I'm marrying Mommy!" you would say,
"She will always be mine."
As we cross this last hurdle
I have not one regret
Only precious memories
Of a boy I will never forget.
I am watching all the dreams
I ever had for you come true,
I just did not know how often
My thoughts would drift back...
To you.
