Through tear stained eyes I saw her
She looked so very pretty lying there
There was a hint of a smile on her face
I love the way they had fixed her hair
Betty, you are gone and I will miss you
There will be the sweet memories to keep
As I saw you lying there in silent stillness
So peaceful, like you were in a deep sleep
The many happy years we spent together
Will be forever held deep in my memorey
Love this brother had for his sweet sister
Was deep in his heart and ever it will be
Some day I know again I will be with you
Everyone from our dear family will be there
Then we will have a great family reunion
In that beautiful mansion high up in the air
Remembrance
I think back to my days of childhood
When I sat at our kitchen table there
There wasn't very much food to eat
That table held so much loving care
Again to see my brother and sisters
Just to see my mother's happy smile
We were poor but we were happy
Where love made it all worthwhile
There were days when I wasn't happy
My older sisters sometimes teased me
I was the youngest one in the family
In every family thats the way it will be
They have all gone to heaven now
Where they are in God's great grace
Their memories will ever be with me
Until the day I have run my final race
Bygone Years
The winds of sadness are blowing
It brings a thought of bygone years
Back in time we were just children
Thoughts that fill my eyes with tears
We were poor, but we were happy
Living in a house we had to rent
It was always too hot or too cold
To us we knew it was heaven sent
The life we lived was very simple
There were no fashion jeans for us
We had to walk a mile in the snow
Just to catch that old school bus
I think if things were like that today
So much better this world would be
Happiness would show on our faces
Good things in life again we would see
Just A Boy
As I walk with you in memory
My mind slowly wanders away
To a time in a distant long ago
Where life was come what may
Happiness embodied our hearts
Every day was a special holiday
How I wish we could relive them
Would we change them any way
Playing checkers by kerosene lamp
On cardboard we had made by hand
It seemed the most natural thing to do
Our checker board to us was so grand
I can remember the nights of laughter
As we heard Fibber McGee on our radio
We listened to our Cincinnati Reds daily
Hoping that old dry cell battery wouldn't go
These are the wonderful days I remember
Times were hard but there was much joy
We were a very happy family back then
I loved those days when I was just a boy
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