Happiness Extended Edition

You never know happiness until its gone Telling your grandpa he'll never see another dawn Watching him fade slowly away Not even remembering you name there he lay "You'll never see the light again" You say with but a tear in your eye Seeing him slowly die He asks who you are You watch him wither away in the dark You wish you could save him But at that moment his skin becomes pale and he is stiff like a tree limb You never know happiness until it dies Here with your child it lies Seeing your child sick and frail You knew one day his life would fail But you never expected him to be taken so soon Taken away on the seventh moon You'll never see his smiling face You'll never teach him how to tie his shoelace You close and see him one last time before he's taken away You never know happiness till its taken away Struggling for the will to live another day Seeing the death of so many people Nothing but claws at the steeple Your time in the desert taught you well There's always a place for you in Hell But forgiveness they won't give freely Did you think that really? They'll ask for money so god would forgive So that happy you will live You never know happiness till you start Feeling the burn in your heart The things you've seen The lesson you learned some you glean The anxiety is killing you dear friend But happiness I cannot lend Your strength is awe-inspiring But your heart is conspiring To take away what you love Take you down not above You never know happiness till its turned Watching what you've built burn The hospital so cold and white Thinking it serves you right Dying with no comfort But you feel no hurt You remember the time you had and think life wasn't too bad You remember when your grandpa gave you your first bike You remember your son's shining eyes and how him you like You remember in the army The men were always hearty Despite the desert gnarly You remember happiness Remember when you were happiest Your life was the fullest And as you lie here dying in my arms I, Death, look at you and say i'm proud friend