She sits down on the sofa opens up an old photo album full of pictures and postcards, sent from Fred in World War 2 the tears rushed down her head with nowhere to run to. Her grandson tugs her arm and asks her "What's wrong and what happened to grandpa?", the thump in her throat still won't move and the rhythm between her eyes starts to flow faster.
Fifteen when they met in this small town on the outskirts of a city that was worn down. She recalls climbin' up that hill to catch a glimpse of the world from an outside perspective. Fred always said that he would love to teach her fly but he was scared to death of what would've happened if she died; so he held her in heaven, let go and they fell deep in love with eachother.
[Hook]:
Life is but a miracle
All you know is fading slow
Never know just what you have
Til it's gone over the rainbow
You'll get better yes you will
He'll get better if he's loved
She remembers the first time
He forgot who she was
Ten hours a day at the nursing home Fred laid in bed stayed fed through tubes so she would read him poems. He always told her courage is to face your fear even though he hadn't recognized her aging face for years. She didn't give in though she knew even though he had a hole in his brain it wasn't safe for him to stay alone, and everyday she noticed all the roses in the vase withering away but hoped and prayed that they would maybe grow.
[Hook]
And as her grandson looked up at her she couldn't help to ignore her daughter and son-in-law in the other room arguing about -- something that didn't matter she told 'em both not to move and picked up her husbands glasses. Try them on she said, she said why? cause I'd like to share with you how your father liked to look at life. Her daughter stubborn and sat held the glasses in her hand so she sat them all down on the couch and this is what she said:
"Your father probably would have liked for me to tell you that the night when you were born was the night he put down the bottle, and if you ever get in a fight with someone you love know that if they die before apology you wouldn't live to see tomorrow. Never know what's gonna come so when it goes it's hard to cope, never run from what you know and control emotional reactions. When you take your anger out on someone else it's only an escape from looking inside of yourself and taking them for granted."
[Hook]
Fifteen when they met in this small town on the outskirts of a city that was worn down. She recalls climbin' up that hill to catch a glimpse of the world from an outside perspective. Fred always said that he would love to teach her fly but he was scared to death of what would've happened if she died; so he held her in heaven, let go and they fell deep in love with eachother.
[Hook]:
Life is but a miracle
All you know is fading slow
Never know just what you have
Til it's gone over the rainbow
You'll get better yes you will
He'll get better if he's loved
She remembers the first time
He forgot who she was
Ten hours a day at the nursing home Fred laid in bed stayed fed through tubes so she would read him poems. He always told her courage is to face your fear even though he hadn't recognized her aging face for years. She didn't give in though she knew even though he had a hole in his brain it wasn't safe for him to stay alone, and everyday she noticed all the roses in the vase withering away but hoped and prayed that they would maybe grow.
[Hook]
And as her grandson looked up at her she couldn't help to ignore her daughter and son-in-law in the other room arguing about -- something that didn't matter she told 'em both not to move and picked up her husbands glasses. Try them on she said, she said why? cause I'd like to share with you how your father liked to look at life. Her daughter stubborn and sat held the glasses in her hand so she sat them all down on the couch and this is what she said:
"Your father probably would have liked for me to tell you that the night when you were born was the night he put down the bottle, and if you ever get in a fight with someone you love know that if they die before apology you wouldn't live to see tomorrow. Never know what's gonna come so when it goes it's hard to cope, never run from what you know and control emotional reactions. When you take your anger out on someone else it's only an escape from looking inside of yourself and taking them for granted."
[Hook]