Black Lips
How Do You Tell A Child That Someone Has Died
How do you tell a child that someone has died?
Innocent visions of youth are only a lie
I tried to tell 'em, oh lord knows I tried
But any way you break it you'll just make 'em cry
Little Tommy, I have bad news for you today
The teacher you love, Mr. Peterson,
Has sadly passed away
He was killed by a motorist in a drunken act of rage
Let him live on in your heart, and now we must turn the page.
Little Suzy, I'm sad to say that your father has passed on
His love for you was relentless as it was strong
If he'd only known he'd be gone so soon,
He would have tried and spent some more time
But he's on God's clock, not yours and mine.
Keep him in your heart, each and every day,
And there he will live on...and never fade away.
Innocent visions of youth are only a lie
I tried to tell 'em, oh lord knows I tried
But any way you break it you'll just make 'em cry
Little Tommy, I have bad news for you today
The teacher you love, Mr. Peterson,
Has sadly passed away
He was killed by a motorist in a drunken act of rage
Let him live on in your heart, and now we must turn the page.
Little Suzy, I'm sad to say that your father has passed on
His love for you was relentless as it was strong
If he'd only known he'd be gone so soon,
He would have tried and spent some more time
But he's on God's clock, not yours and mine.
Keep him in your heart, each and every day,
And there he will live on...and never fade away.
