You were once   my one companion . . .   you were all   that mattered . . .   You were once   a friend and father -   then my world   was shattered . . .      Wishing you were   somehow here again . . .   wishing you were   somehow near . . .   Sometimes it seemed   if I just dreamed,   somehow you would   be here . . .      Wishing I could   hear your voice again . . .   knowing that I   never would . . .   Dreaming of you   won't help me to do   all that you dreamed   I could . . .      Passing bells   and sculpted angels,   cold and monumental,   seem, for you,   the wrong companions -   you were warm and gentle . . .      Too many years   fighting back tears . . .   Why can't the past   just die . . .?      Wishing you were   somehow here again . . .   knowing we must   say goodbye . . .   Try to forgive . . .   teach me to live . . .   give me the strength   to try . . .      No more memories,   no more silent tears . . .   No more gazing across   the wasted years . . .   Help me say   goodbye.