In tears I saw you sinking,
And watched you pass away.
My heart was really broken,
I wanted you to stay.
But when I saw you sleeping,
So peaceful, free from pain,
How could I wish you back with me,
To suffer that again.
It broke my heart to lose you,
But you did not go alone,
For part of me went with you,
The day God took you home.
If Roses grow in Heaven,
Lord please pick a bunch for me,
Place them in my Mother's arms
and tell her they're from me.
Tell her I love her and miss her,
and when she turns to smile,
place a kiss upon her cheek
and hold her for awhile.
Because remembering her is easy,
I do it every day,
but there's an ache within my heart
that will never go away.
Don't think of her as gone away,
Her journey's just begun.
Life holds so many facets,
This earth is only one.
Just think of her as resting,
From the sorrows and the tears,
In a place of warmth and comfort,
Where there are no days and years.
Think how she must be wishing,
That we could know, today,
Now nothing but our sadness,
Can really pass away.
And think of her as living,
In the hearts of those she touched,
For nothing loved is ever lost,
And she is loved so very much.
