She asked him to play, "I'll See You Again"
That old Noël Coward song
She told him he was conceited
He didn't mind that her singing wasn't good
When he got a good look at her
She learned that song when she was a kid
Lost her dad when she was young
Never got to say goodbye
Maybe that's why it was her song
She sing
I'll see you again
Whenever spring breaks through again
Though the years my tears may dry
I shall love you 'til I die
Goodbye
I'm out in California
He's crying, he says "Thought I'd be the first to go"
"How could this happen to me?"
He says, "She told me never to bring her here"
People go to die
But she keeps hanging on
My dad looks down at the floor
As he holds on to her hand
She says to me, "How could he leave me here?"
No, he never went there again
I'll see you again
Whenever spring breaks through again
Though the years my tears may dry
I shall love you 'til I die
Goodbye
One year later in my brother's house
My dad's in his dying bed
As if she's already dead and gone
Not a word about her is said
Later that day I visit her
She thinks she's home with my dad
Can't remember he's ever gone
My brother picks up his guitar
He sang, "I'll See You Again"
My mom remembers all the words
Right down to the end
I'll see you again
Whenever spring breaks through again
Though the years my tears may dry
I shall love you 'til I die
Goodbye
Goodbye
Four years later I hold her hand
I don't know if she can hear me
But I sing for her that song
And I tell her my goodbyes
I'll love you 'til I die