goodbye to a friend

TIme goes by your memory fades I see you in my dreams but thats the only way The only way i remember you The only way i feel close to you I see you in clouds of grey and the reflection off the rivers waves You vanished without a trace Looking at the stars i cant see your face I wish i could have said goodbye I wish that i could hug you tight Instead i watched you fight for your life 18 months you struggled through The cancer killed you long ago Way before the doctors knew The young man that I once knew His heart of gold was broke in two You lost all hope and lost your way You fought real but God took you away But it wasnt for the worst but surely not the best He took you home But six feet downs to far away A whole new home A whole new place I need you here right now Today is the day we say goodbye Goodbye to your memory Goodbye to your presence Goodbye to you my dear friend Cause when God called you upon these lands He knew you were a good young man He let us get attached to you Right before the hell he put you through You deserved nothing but a happy ever after There are so many things you never got to experience A wedding and a school dance A graduation or to have kids God took you home to w