HOW TO SAY GOODBYE

For my Grampa, Richard Holben
August 8, 1921 - March 22, 2021

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lyrics:
I remember when you held my hand
Showed me the ocean for the first time
When I sat there on your shoulders
Finally got that kite up in the sky
The world seemed so very big that day
But by your side I was unafraid

And it's so easy to say I love you
And it's so easy to tell you why
And it's so easy to say thank you but
I don't know how to say goodbye

You taught me all that was important
About being a good man
How to always do the right thing
Even when it messes up the plan
Your example for a century
Right there above me on the family tree

And it's so easy to say I love you
And it's so easy to tell you why
And it's so easy to say thank you but
I don't know how to say goodbye

With each passing year you'd float further away
Until the line could no longer take the weight
But I know from your smile that you were here until that day
Wanting us to know it would all be okay

We'll put your ashes in the ocean
Back where it all began
And though I no longer can see you
I'll feel you still holding my hand
And when I look up at the sky
I'll recognize the twinkle in your eye

And it's so easy to say I love you
And it's so easy to tell you why
And it's so easy to say thank you but
I don't know how to say goodbye


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