Family Ties

You're only in my memories now
As your face fades from my mind
& I swear to myself
You will not be forgotten
For you are not dead
You have no grave
No vase full of ashes
Though I do weep
Sometimes I wonder
Were you only a dream?

For in my heart you lay
Forever to stay

Unknowingly you've changed me
Who I could have been
For better or for worse
I'll be missing you
Even when I'm dead
Inside myself I hear you clear as day
& if I fail to see your face again
Know that I love you
More then I ever said
I'll remember you forever and a day

For in my heart you lay
Forever to stay