Happy Angelversary, Brooks

The way I miss you is different now I don't think about forever I just don't know how I miss your face, your laugh, your smile It seems like a lifetime Though it’s just been a while It’s been a year since I heard the news That Oh so terrible day I never thought I’d lose you Now just in my dreams I still hear you say I love you, Dad, and I would say…you too I miss you so much There's a hole in my heart I just wish we could have lived our lives Not ever having to be apart I've given up wishing you'd come back to fill that hole But I gratefully know God has taken your soul I know you’re gone I just wish I'd known So that the last time I spoke with you I could have kept you on the phone I'd have told you even more how much I loved you And how forever I'd know your smile And how I didn't think I could live without you…not even for a while Although you’re gone and out of sight You’re definitely not out of mind You've flown away and not through choice You left us all behind I hope you can see me Always sitting at your grave Knowing you are now free For God’s love he did you save But like I said it's been a year And it’s ever safe to say A year of heartache…many a tear But now my death I do not fear For you will be waiting With arms open wide And our lives will begin anew