i remember the time on a cold winters day
when i was called home from school
dad told me mom that youd passed away
and his heart was crying for you
we all cried a lot on that day mom
me and dad and sister sal
some say it seems like yesterday
to me it seems like a thousand days of hell
dad took to drinking a lot after you left
and he couldnt even hold up his head
it even got worse just a while ago
when he learned that sister was dead
it was a little too much for his poor heart
and he couldnt carry on that way
you better save him a spot in heaven with you
because dad just up and died today
now im coming too i cant carry on
momma save a sweet spot for me
On August 12, 1998 my Mom died
All I know is that I cried
When I rushed from my new home in Edmond
All I did on the way there was cry
I got to the house and rushed to her room
And I saw that everyone was crying
I looked at her and saw the pale yellow in her skin
And all I could do was cry
I looked into her yellowish eyes, full of pain
And all I could do was cry
Then a single tear fell from her right eye
She took her last breath at 8:15 am
And all we could do was cry
The very next day I had to go to school
I was new, and sat alone at lunch and cried
Cancer took my Mom away
And still today I cry
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