I am young and free
I have people to care for
me
I don’t yet know the
horrors within
So, sat there I grin.
Where has it gone?
Time does not last long
My damp eyes are red and
raw
My body aches and I feel
sore
But as time ticks by
Sat there I sigh
Because I know you are
gone for evermore
I cry and cry
I try to get up but
collapse
You gave me strength
But that’s what I lack
Where have you gone?
Time does not last long
Now I am old but still
wise and still bold
My grandchildren are
passing on things I have told
For I am old and I shall
die
But down to hell shall I
go?
No, heaven is the place I
shall know!
Angels lift me up to
heaven
For there I shall sleep
And my body will no longer
creak.
