Maureen

My mom had a stroke awhile back and this is a song I wrote
 when she was still in the hospital.
 It's a cool, warm morning on a January day
 And for the first time, I've got nothing to say
 So, I slowly eat my breakfast as they talk about the game
 And I pray you might have spoken my name
 And everybody wants to go on laughing
 When everything says it might be time to cry
 But I feel alive, see it inside my eyes
 The saddest eyes you've ever seen
 And I can't let go of someone I need to know
 It's not time for you to go, so don't leave me, Maureen
 When the sun awoke this morning and gently touched my face
 For a moment, I didn't recognize this place
 So, I looked inside the mirror and who'd you think I'd see
 The very best parts of you staring at me
 And everybody wants to go on laughing
 When everything says it might be time to cry
 But I feel alive, see it inside my eyes
 The saddest eyes you've ever seen
 And I can't let go of someone I need to know
 It's not time for you to go, so don't leave me, Maureen
 Well, about two weeks later, she died and in the midst of
 all the sadness and the heartache, I was glad about one thing.
 I was glad that I'd taken the time to tell my parents just
 how much I love them whenever I could. You see, the, the
 people in your life, the people in your life that you love,
 well, you gotta let them know how you feel cause one day,
 that opportunity, it's gonna be gone.
 And everybody wants to go on living
 When everything says it might be time to die
 But I feel alive, I see it inside my eyes
 The saddest eyes you've ever seen
 And I won't let go of someone I need to know
 It's not time for you to go, so don't leave me (don't leave me)
 Don't leave me (don't leave me)
 Don't leave me (don't leave me), Maureen