I know how you feel ~ I've been there before This road you must travel ~ begins deep within your soul The moment you have dreaded ~ has painfully arrived Your child died before you ~ what's left but your pride You had such high hopes ~ your life is now changed You'll ask yourself why ~ over and over again You may find the answers ~ search deep within your heart I know as a Mother ~ we shouldn't have had to part The first hour is excruciating ~ this just can't be true The first days are heart wrenching ~ I hope you'll get through The first weeks you imagine ~ is this all a bad dream The first months go by ~ why did this happen to me The first year he's gone ~ will be a nightmare The lonely years after that ~ only time will tell His bedroom you go to ~ for comfort and relief Is never the same ~ it feels so alone and empty Your loved ones are near you ~ they're trying to console Your heart feels ripped out ~ and so does your soul I know how you feel ~ my son died at fifteen He left without notice ~ a drunk driver is to blame I don't really know ~ if his life could have been saved Is life one big destiny ~ or are we pre-destined for pain Mere words will not comfort you ~ when your child isn't here I can only lend you my shoulder ~ with plenty of tears I won't look away ~ I won't hide my eyes I'll share my grief with you ~ if only you'll confide Please let me help you ~ to work through your pain Our children brought us together ~ we have everything to gain This is our child's way ~ of taking care of their Moms They gave us this time ~ to share and to bond Your grief won't be easy ~ your child's worth the pain They had a lot to live for ~ life was precious to them We must keep our strength up ~ even though their not here The only comfort we get ~ is knowing their in God's care Remember this one thing ~ you're not alone I've traveled this lonely road ~ with a long way to go Your pain is my pain ~ our hearts can mend together Our child now lives in Heaven ~ they have lead us to each other Dedicated to my son, Jasper Written on July 31, 2000 I miss you son

Song Playing is "You've Got A Friend" by James Taylor