The Life That Follows

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The Life That FollowsDawn was sprayed across the eastern skiesDad told me the creek was on the riseHe got me out of bed and took me by the handWe cut through a meadow to that streamLife opened up like an angel’s wingsReady to prepare me for the promised landDad led me in, to wash my sinsHe said, “Son, you’ve done me proudBut remember what matters nowChorus Is that this is not the endYou’ll find life’s begun againWhen today becomes another tomorrowWho you love is who you areYou must hold them in your heartForever in the life that follows”Ten years on Dad was checkin’ my tuxTin cans tied to the back of my truckOutside that little chapel on the hillDad wasn’t big on givin’ adviceBut he slipped me a word to the wiseAs he fixed my cuff links and lapelHe shed a tear, smiled ear to ear and said“love’s more than a ring and kissRemember, Son, what matters isChorus When Dad passed on after a life of kindness and hard workHis funeral showed the ground still treats us like dirtBut when I took my own son to that creek Somehow I could hear my father speak…Chorus…©2007 Robert George