This Is Not the End

If it be your will to speak

Of memories we often shared

Talk to me of days gone by

Think of love and not despairAnd when I'm gone we'll meet again

As often do the closest friends

So dry your eyes and lay me down

I tell you this is not the endAnd if someone else must take my place

For I'll be gone the longest time

I'll wait and I will understand

A heart of thorns must leave the mindBut when in time I see your face

The scars will fade, the heart will mend

So dry your eyes and lay me down

I tell you this is not the endAnd from today I wish you joy

From this day I wish you peace

I hope that life will pass you by

As softly as the falling leavesAnd when your heart is full again

Raise a glass for me, my friend

And dry your eyes, and lay me down

I tell you this is not the endOh, dry your eyes and lay me down

I tell you this is not the end