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We used to talk about life

You said I didn't know how you felt

That you just wanted someone to love you

And I would understand someday



What you thought I didn't understand

I already knew

And what could of been love

Well, we didn't see it through



Being your lover would have been good

But being your friend was even greater

And the way you looked before you left

Well, I still hold that smile in my memory



A year long deployment you took

To that dangerous place we all know

We talked quite often

Especially about you safely coming home



It happened a month before your birthday

That thing you never think will happen

To someone that you know

But the angels took you away along with two other brave souls



I prayed and prayed you didn't feel anything

I cried and cried every night

I never got the chance to say

You really did impact my life



We walked up to the church after you safely arrived at home

The Patriot Guard was standing...sad, quiet, and still

The flags they held waved silently in the wind

All these people who didn't know you, and honoring you still



The church was full, it was hard to find room

They said a thousand people were there

And everyone's tears came so soon

And the celebration of your life began



I remember thinking that day

How I wish you could have known

You got what you wished for, but not in the way you though

Someone did love you, a thousand of us still do.