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
Copyright © Jay Eddy | Year Posted 2016
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