By Deb Alger
copyright 2019
At night I used to cry myself to sleep
Cause no one called me on the telephone
i'd pray the Lord my life to keep
Cause I felt left out and all alone
But as I get a little older and a little bit more wise
I start to realize that life's too short to waste on tears
Now my Grandma, she had brain surgery when I was less than one year old
I asked her how she made it through and this is the reason that she told
She said,
I lived so I could see you do the things I never had the chance to do
And I lived so you could take dance lessons and then I could watch you
I lived so you'd graduate in your cap and gown
So don't fret child, cause I don't ever wanna see you frown
Cause I live, oh I live
Now a Captain in the airforce he survived Vietnam
Drank a lot and almost shot himself with a gun
But before he pulled the trigger
He tore the gun apart
And what he said 'bout why he lived will really touch your heart
He said,
I lived so that I could navigate aircraft and fly
But when I came back to my country people thought the war was a lie
But I decided what the heck I shouldn't die
Cause maybe I'd get to see the Halley's comet next time it flew by
So I live, oh i live
Now a high school principal got cancer
With an open mind and positive attitude even when things in life went wrong
His son was soon to be married, he watched until the vows they were complete
And then that night he collapsed and then he went to sleep
And I think he'd say
I lived so I could see my son get married to his wife who is so dear
And I lived so I could see my toughest students graduate from high school each year
I lived so that I could put all my children through catholic school
And I lived so that i could abide by the golden rule
So i live, oh I live
So, I live so that I can make the world a better place
And I live so that I can put a smile on someone's face
I live to see the sunshine and rain repeat themselves again
I live to see joy and laughter and sometimes the pain
But most of all I live
Most of all I live
So that that with the hope of living I can share God's grace!