Story Behind The Song

Tried to paint a picture of the thoughts my brother-in-law was having and the future he was facing.

Song Description

My nephew drowned when his canoe overturned and trapped him in creek water at a man-made dam. He was paddling back to his fathers' house when the canoe overturned. He was revived- heart started beating again, but his brain had been deprived of oxygen for too long. He was put on life support in hopes he would recover, but that didn't happen. Time came when the doctors said there had been no brain activity for 3 days. My other brother in law said it was time to give him back to God. My nephews' dad (brother-in-law) gave permission to take away the life support and he died, leaving behind a son and his fiancé.

Lyrics

Verse1

Sweet son I'm sittin here all alone

I know you're not comin home

The only things left are memories

Pictures of you and me

Boy to man it happened so fast

In between the cameras' flash

I had a son

One I dearly loved

Never thought this day would come

A day I'll never forget

Run down to a waters' edge

Watch them try to save my son



Chorus:

But fate took you from me

In our favorite creek

When they said you died

I knelt down and cried

An empty room echoes the truth

I'm alone I can't hold you

Time don't heal the hurt

So I wrote these words


Verse 2

Preacher read the 23rd psalm

Said your spirit lives on

Hope we'll meet again

Please watch over me 'till then

Today I stand in that creek

Place where you left me

Watch your ashes float away

Lift a drink look around and say



Chorus

Fate took you from me

Here in our favorite creek

When they said you died

I knelt down and cried

An empty room echoes the truth

I'm alone I can't hold you

Time don't heal the hurt

So I wrote these words