The Absence of Your Presents

[couchgrouch]

female country...The Absence of Your PresentsIn time me and Johnny will be ok on our ownhe's stopped waiting on the porch for you to come homebut today he barely touched his birthday cakehis tears putting out that candle was hard to takeit was when all his gifts were unwrappeddeep down he knew you weren't comin' backhis poor heart must pay the costcos learning to deal with lossis one of life's greatest lessonsthough he misses you in so many waysI thought you should know he missed you todayby the absense of your presentsthough I'm lonely, too...it's diff'rent for our boynothing can replace the bond you and him enjoyedsaid you'd been called home when I prayed with him tonightbut he thinks your home should've been at his sidehe was kneeling by his bed fighting tearsholding the baseball glove you gave him last yearhis poor heart must pay the costcos learning to deal with lossis one of life's greatest lessonsthough he misses you in so many waysI thought you should know he missed you todayby the absense of your presents(c)2007 Robert George