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IF
TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME
If tomorrow
starts without me, And I'm not there to see,
If the
sun should rise and find your eyes All filled with tears for
me;
I wish
so much you wouldn't cry The way you did today,
While
thinking of the many things, We didn't get to say.
I know
how much you love me, As much as I love you,
And
each time that you think of me, I know you'll miss me
too;
But
when tomorrow starts without me, Please try to understand,
That
an angel came and called my name, And took me by the hand,
And
said my place was ready, In heaven far above,
And
that I'd have to leave behind All those I dearly love.
But
as I turned to walk away, A tear fell from my
eye,
For
all my life, I'd always thought, I didn't want to die.
I had
so much to live for, So much left yet to do,
It seemed
almost impossible, That I was leaving you.
I thought
of all the yesterdays, The good ones and the bad,
I thought
of all that we shared, And all the fun we had.
If I
could relive yesterday, Just even for a while,
I'd
say good-bye and kiss you And maybe see you smile.
But
then I fully realized, That this could never be,
For
emptiness and memories, Would take the place of me.
And
when I thought of worldly things, I might miss some tomorrow,
I thought
of you, and when I did, My heart was filled with sorrow.
But
when I walked through heaven's gates,
I felt so
much at home.
When
God looked down and smiled at me, From His great golden
throne,
He said,
"This is eternity, And all I've promised you.
"Today
your life on earth is past, But here life starts
anew.
I promise
no tomorrow, But
today will always last,
And
since each day is the same way, There's no longing for
the past.
So when
tomorrow starts without me, Don't think we're far
apart,
For
every time you think of me, I'm right here, in your
heart "
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