Shannon

Another day is at end
 Mama says she's tired again
 No one can even begin to tell her
 I hardly know what to say
 But maybe it's better that way
 If Papa were here I'm sure he'd tell her
 Shannon is gone I heard
 She's drifting out to sea
 She always loved to swim away
 Maybe she'll find an island
 With a shaded tree
 Just like the one in our backyard
 Mama tries hard to pretend
 That things will get better again
 Somehow she's keepin' it all inside her
 But finally the tears fill our eyes
 And I know that somewhere tonight
 She knows how much we really miss her
 Shannon is gone I heard
 She's drifting out to sea
 She always loved to swim away
 Maybe she'll find an island
 With a shaded tree
 Just like the one in our back yard ...
 Just like the one in our back yard ...