By now most of my readers know that I have
a penchant for ELVIS PRESLEY.
One needs to appreciate the talent of a person
and not what he did or did not do with his life.
By searching his repertoir I came across a song
that I remembered listening when my dad died
years and years ago. I must have gone a hole
box of klenex and played that song for hours
until I just fell asleep and since that day never
played it again until last night. Why some of
you may ask... I just received some bad news
of one of my in-laws will be placed in pagliative
care or end-of-life hospital, and we all know
that when a person is placed there, their time
on this earth is very short.
So here are those words and link to this song:
You're sleeping son, I know
But, really, this can't wait
I wanted to explain
Before it gets too late
For your mother and me
Love has finally died
This is no happy home
But God knows how I've tried
Because you're all I have, my boy
You are my life, my pride, my joy
And if I stay, I stay because of you, my boy
I know it's hard to understand
Why did we ever start?
We're more like strangers now
Each acting out a part
I have laughed, I have cried
I have lost every game
Taken all I can take
But I'll stay just the same
Because you're all I have, my boy
You are my life, my pride, my joy
And if I stay, I stay because of you, my boy
Sleep on, you haven't heard a word
Perhaps it's just as well
Why spoil your little dreams
Why put you through the hell
Life is no fairytale
As one day you will know
But now you're just a child
I'll stay her and watch you grow
Because you're all I have, my boy
You are my life, my pride, my joy
And if I stay, I stay because of you, my boy
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