You were once My one companion . . . You were all That mattered . . . You were once A friend and father - Then my world Was shattered . . . Wishing you were Somehow here again . . . Wishing you were Somehow near . . . Sometimes it seemed If I just dreamed, Somehow you would Be here . . . Wishing I could Hear your voice again . . . Knowing that I Never would . . . Dreaming of you Won't help me to do All that you dreamed I could . . . Passing bells And sculpted angels, Cold and monumental, Seem, for you, The wrong companions - You were warm and gentle . . . Too many years Fighting back tears . . . Why can't the past Just die . . .? Wishing you were Somehow here again . . . Knowing we must Say goodbye . . . Try to forgive . . . Teach me to live . . . Give me the strength To try . . . No more memories, No more silent tears . . . No more gazing across The wasted years . . . Help me say Goodbye.