Love Lettters From a Childhood Sweetheart

When Kim died, I lost a friend I lost a wife But you, you lost a child You lost a daughter, you lost a kid You keep her room same as it was The flowered curtains, the flowered bedspread And on her shelves yearbooks from school Signed by her teachers, signed by her best friends Hidden under her bed in a shoe box Love letters from a childhood sweetheart When Kim died, I lost a friend I lost a sweetheart But you You lost a daughter, you lost a child You lost a kid And while I mourn And I thank God for my children For my new life You keep her room same as it was The Flowers For Algernon The Outsiders Hidden in her pocket of her jean jacket Love letters from a childhood sweetheart Hidden in the pockets of her blue jeans Love letters from a childhood sweetheart When Kim died, I moved away I fell in love again But you You fold the laundry You do the dishes You lost a kid And while we live and lose track of the days Everything that mattered begins to fade away But in my heart I swear to God A tree is growing, it's branches reaching for you Now, trying to connect Love letters from a childhood sweetheart Love letters from a childhood sweetheart