Gone

This started as a poem, but then I turned it into a song

You said you wouldn’t go
You said you you’d never leave
But all these tears fall down my face
As I read the note, I grieve

You said you’d always be there
Forever within my reach
But now you’ve gone to the Other Side
What happened to the life you used to preach? 

Why didn’t you stay here for me? 
Why didn’t you pray here for me? 
You said you loved me
So why are you gone? 

I know how you felt in this life
But you knew you had us here
To take care of you, to hold you
And we were always near

If you needed us, you should have said so
You knew we would understand
But you kept it all inside
And a part of me died
With you

Why didn’t you stay here for me? 
Why didn’t you pray here for me? 
You said you loved me
So why are you gone? 

You knew I would wait for you
You knew that I would help you through
If only you knew how much you meant to me
My love, my family, my teacher, my heart
I pray for you everyday, but you never listen anyway

Why didn’t you stay here for me? 
Why didn’t you pray here for me? 
You said you loved me
So why are you gone? 
Why are you gone? 
I love you
So why are you gone? 
Gone

I wanted you
To stay with me
So tell me please
Why are you gone?