Saying goodbye

I got a letter in the mail the other day
Asking to attend a long lost friend of mine
To be a guest to someone I once knew long ago
Feeling my heart fall and my mouth dry
He had died a cold lonely death alone
Requesting for me to see him one last time before he died
But could I bare this goodbye after all we've been through
Arriving dressed in black and flowers in hand
I knelt beside him resting in that metal casket
As tears fell, I held onto the side unable to speak
That young boy I once knew so well
I grew up with him and knew all his secrets
It's time for me to say farewell to the past
As I laid the flowers on his chest and turned away
That little boy laying cold, I put him to rest
I put my past, my anger, my hurt and all the regret away
I'm burying it all and saying anew to life
Goodbye son, I'm sorry but it's time to move on
Time to grow up and forget the pain in my life
I'm walking out closing the door and opening another