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We join our hands around this table as we pray I squeeze my parents fingers, as if my touch will say that all around me a presence is so clear a joy that would escape this room if one of you weren't here And it is my selfish wish that our lives could be one length cause I'll forever be the child seeking comfort in your strength Mom and Dad please promise me, when your time on earth is done the guidance of your love will still surround your son So when my heart is twice as wise, I will know that you are close My guardians will be your ghosts As the family ages our companion is this fear the thought that growing older means some separation nears We dread those awful endings and fail to realize with the nature of our union, how needless are good-byes For no spirit in this circle would let another be forlorn Our vigil is eternal from the time that we are born Mom and Dad I promise you if my time is first to come you will feel the love returning from your youngest son So when your hearts are twice as full, you will know that I am close Your guardian will be my ghost Your guardian will be my ghost We join our hands around this table as we pray From Letras Mania