were waiting in our name
taking us into the heartland
never to return the same
all the doors were open
on this mission from above
all the prayers were with us
to bring back the one we loved
there was going to be a graduation
there was going to be such joy
but now only a funeral
one last time to see our boy
we had to bury our son today
and with him part of ourselves
the best of us and the worst of us
now placed upon the shelf