This world's a
strange place to live in
And the
Lord works in so many ways
Said an old man who sat by his fireside
With a tear in his eyes he gazed
Had a picture that sat there beside him
Then he sighed with a smile of regret
God's taken my darling to heaven
That true love I'll never forget
As he turned and gazed at the hearth fire
I could see his eyes glow in a daze
As he talked of a lifetime together
And a family had each gone their ways
Just now when we could be so happy
The good
Lord has torn us apart
We'll be united in heaven
I hope and I pray in my heart
We both shared each precious moment
The laughter, the joy and the tears
Good times, the bad,
the happy and sad
We've had them all through the years
I know this world keeps on turning
But no matter how hard I try
I can't hide the pain or the sorrow that comes
with a dear one's goodbye.
A friend, a true love and companion were
some of the things that he'd lost.
Someone who gave all her lifetime
And never once counted the cost
Later that year angels called him
To walk up those heavenly stairs
But I knew as I knelt by his graveside
That the good
Lord had answered his prayers
They both shared each precious moment
The laughter, the joy and the tears
The good times, the bad,
the happy and sad
They've had them all through the years
I know this world keeps on turning
But no matter how hard I try
I can't hide the pain or the sorrow
That comes with
a loved one's goodbye
I can't hide the pain or the sorrow
That comes with a loved one's goodbye