This Is How We Say Goodbye

He was a child of the black hills
He was restless, he was wild
And the blaze that was his life would not burn long
Until he found his perfect other
Who made him sing inside
And he remembered all the words to sacred songs
The road was hard
He wore it's scars
He laughed with pride and lord, he stood so tall
He said "family is what matters most of all"

I hear your voice
I see your smile
I'm gonna bring your spirit to me for a while
And so it goes
The years they fly
This is how we say goodbye

She was a child of little italy
A princess shining bright
She would sing and dance, by one and all she was adored
At sixteen she met the man
That she would love for all her life
And wait for him to come back from the war
And children came
The love remained
Through all the joys and storms the fates could call
She said "family is what matters most of all"

I hear your voice
I see your smile
I'm gonna bring your spirit to me for a while
And so it goes
The years they fly
This is how we say goodbye

But every life goes on inside those that remain
And every dream comes home to rest
And there's no need to hide
From sorrow or from pain
They help me to remember you best

So they met on one unlikely day
The princess and the brave
The time it took to share some coffee was so small
Yet they knew each other's wisdom songs
From a million miles away
They said "family is what matters most of all"

I hear your voice
I see your smile
I'm gonna bring your spirit to me for a while
And so it goes
The years they fly
This is how we say goodbye