a better life

i can feel the wind blow through these near naked trees
i can see his face glow in the sky above me
but that dosnt change the past from being so grey
i wish i could take back everything that happened on that day

and what im going through is worth all my while
all i want to see is one more of those smiles
when ur heart just stops beating
and you dont believe what your seeing

open your eyes
open your eyes
the sunshine is on your side
close your eyes
and dream of a better life

he sat in his rocking chair just rocking
until he found himself in his coffin
o it was a cloudy muggy morning
and the tears just kept pouring

and on her death bed she laid helplessly
when she took her hand it just killed me to see
such a sad moment go bye
then she closed her eyes and died

open your eyes
open your eyes
the sunshine is always on your side
close your eyes
and dream of a better life

friday evening i heard the news
o the sorrow i wanted to refuse
but when i looked into his beaten eyes
the least i could do is fall and cry

i cant ask god cuz he would have no explanation
to this incredible devistation
and i just sat there doing my best
as i watched another one get laid to rest

open your eyes
open your eyes
the sunshine is always on your side
close your eyes

i dont know what to do withmyself anymore
after i fall i get back up and i find my self on the floor
there seems to be no way to escape this
and i start to think ill never make it

i cant just retreat to my dreams
cuz everything i once loved has run away from me
so now i just sit alone and cry at night
close my eyes...and dream of a better life

open your eyes
oppen your eyes
the sunshine is always on your side
now just close your eyes
and dream of a better life
a better life...






JC





in your honor