How can I be with you gone

Eight years now how can I be

You gave me heartbeat and breath

And you gave me heart

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How can I be with you gone

Forever is too long how can I be

You gave me stride and backbone

And you gave me strength

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How can I be with you gone

Beyond my touch how can I be

You gave me life and reason

And you made me son

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For my mother, born Leona Patricia Clark, who died December 19, 2001