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Losing a child is probably the most emotionally difficult experience that a human can possibly face.
I watched it happen in my own family 26 years ago when my sister lost her 15 year old son. The entire family has never been the same. It's taken me this long to write a song based on that experience. My sisters strength getting through that time and in the ensuing years was nothing short of remarkable. While she was strong, my brother-in-law fell apart. The song I have written depicts the contrast of emotions that occurred at the time. May such a tragedy never touch any of your lives.
Thanks to Debbie for sharing the microphone with me on this. She is a fantastic artist.
I watched it happen in my own family 26 years ago when my sister lost her 15 year old son. The entire family has never been the same. It's taken me this long to write a song based on that experience. My sisters strength getting through that time and in the ensuing years was nothing short of remarkable. While she was strong, my brother-in-law fell apart. The song I have written depicts the contrast of emotions that occurred at the time. May such a tragedy never touch any of your lives.
Thanks to Debbie for sharing the microphone with me on this. She is a fantastic artist.
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Lyrics
Just Shy of Fifteen Years
By Clay Potts
Father-
I lost my future when our Carrie passed away
The grief is endless
I can't bear it another day
Please don't tell me, you know what I'm feeling
Don't say it's time that I move on
I've lost my faith
The empty space
No way that I can face the fact she's gone
Mother-
She was my baby, just shy of fifteen years
I know you're devastated
I taste the sorrow of your tears
Our child shall live within us
And our bond will never break
But as you purposely destroy yourself
Please consider what's at stake
Beyond today I cannot see
What God has planned for me
We'll never be
As we were before
That only makes me need you more
Father-
The thought of pressing on without our little angel
I just don't think that kind of life's for me
Mother-
If you loved your little girl
Pick up the pieces of your broken world
And celebrate the love that she showed us through her too few years...
Both-
We lost our future when our Carrie passed away
The grief is endless
But we bear it every day
She was our baby, just shy of fifteen years
We celebrate the love that she showed us through her too few years...
By Clay Potts
Father-
I lost my future when our Carrie passed away
The grief is endless
I can't bear it another day
Please don't tell me, you know what I'm feeling
Don't say it's time that I move on
I've lost my faith
The empty space
No way that I can face the fact she's gone
Mother-
She was my baby, just shy of fifteen years
I know you're devastated
I taste the sorrow of your tears
Our child shall live within us
And our bond will never break
But as you purposely destroy yourself
Please consider what's at stake
Beyond today I cannot see
What God has planned for me
We'll never be
As we were before
That only makes me need you more
Father-
The thought of pressing on without our little angel
I just don't think that kind of life's for me
Mother-
If you loved your little girl
Pick up the pieces of your broken world
And celebrate the love that she showed us through her too few years...
Both-
We lost our future when our Carrie passed away
The grief is endless
But we bear it every day
She was our baby, just shy of fifteen years
We celebrate the love that she showed us through her too few years...
blindsidedpoets
Beyond words, no critique (it's all good), just... thank you, this is powerful. Blessings to you and your family.