Misc Originals – Bert Geurtz - Where The Light Remains (Guitar)

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Somewhere beyond the sea,

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where days fall soft and slow,

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there drifts a laugh I still recall,

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a voice that never fades.

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And I still hear him, quiet and near, but always in my heart.

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He never spoke in heavy words,

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yet silence said enough.

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In his eyes lay fields of calm,

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where wind carried life along.

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And I still hear him, quiet and near, but always in my heart.

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He had his troubles, that I knew,

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but bore them like the rain —

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simply, gently, open-handed,

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until the sun returned again.

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He loved the little things:

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a bet on a horse, a nice song, or a joke,

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a journey not to win or lose,

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but just to go together.

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And I still hear him, quiet and near, but always in my heart.

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I think of that one day,

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when he placed her hand in mine -

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his smile became my blessing.

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Since then I hear him sometimes still,

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among the voices of the sea.

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Not everything he carried was light,

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yet kindness never left his heart.

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And somewhere, where the light won’t fade,

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but soon again with Teddy by his side.

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And I still hear him, quiet and near,

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farewell, my friend.