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 mand 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