She sits on the couch opening an old photo album
Full of photos and postcards
Sent from fred in world war ii, tears streamed down her head
With no place to run
His grandson pulls his arm and asks her
Grandma, what's wrong and what happened to grandpa?
The throb in the throat still does not move
And the rhythm between your eyes begins to flow faster
Fifteen when they met in this little town
On the outskirts of a city that was worn out
She remembers climbing up that hill to catch
A glimpse of the world from an outside perspective
Fred always said he would love to teach his fly
But he was afraid of the death of what would have happened if she died
Then he held her in the sky, let go
And they fell deeply in love with each other
Life is just a miracle
Everything you know is fading slow
Never know exactly what you have
Until it has gone over the rainbow
You'll be better if you will
He will improve if he is loved
She remembers the first time
He forgot who she was
Ten hours a day in the nursing home
Fred, lying in bed, was fed through tubes so that she would carry poems
He always said that his courage is to face his fear
Although he had not recognized his aged face for years
She did not give up though she knew
Though he had a hole in her brain
It was not safe for him to be alone
And every day she noticed all the roses in the vase withering
But hoped and prayed that they might grow
Life is just a miracle
Everything you know is fading slow
Never know exactly what you have
Until it has gone over the rainbow
You'll be better if you will
He will improve if he is loved
She remembers the first time
He forgot who she was
And when her grandson looked at her
She could not help but ignore
The daughter and son-in-law of the other room arguing
Something that did not matter
She told them both not to move and took their husbands glasses
Try them, she said, she said why?
Because I would like to share with you how your father liked to look at life
Her stubborn and seated daughter held the glasses in her hand
So she sat them all down on the couch and this is what she said
Your father would probably have liked me to tell him
That the night you were born it was the night he put the bottle in
And if you ever get into a fight with someone you love
Know that if they die before apologizing, do not live to see tomorrow
Never know what will happen
So when it's hard to deal with, never run away from what you know
And control emotional reactions
When you take your anger to someone else
It's just an escape from looking inside yourself
And taking them for granted
Life is just a miracle
Everything you know is fading slow
Never know exactly what you have
Until it has gone over the rainbow
You'll be better if you will
He will improve if he is loved
She remembers the first time
He forgot who she was
