Not one tear will fall from my eyes today,
No, not a single one, for mom, today I wear a smile,
And I speak of happy memories, of days gone by.
You see she has become so frail, her time
Is growing short, and deep inside my heart
Is shattered, like a puzzle dropped on the floor,
It's too late, to piece back together
Again, but today she'll not glimpse any
Hint of sorrow, no, I'll cry tomorrow.
Dads' mind is now lost, in the past somewhere, a far
Away look in his eyes, I can see he's no longer
Here, he's living now, in another place and time.
What happened to time? Where did it go? Seems
Like yesterday, she was baking the turkey,
He was trimming the tree, they would rush to
The door, with home baked cookies in hand.
How could I have thought they would be here
Forever? Busy living my life, not giving much
Thought about theirs, now sorrow engulfs me for
All that I've missed, knowing my presence in
Their lives would have meant so much to them,
I could have helped them in so many little ways,
I could have brought some sunshine into their
Darker days.
It's too late now, there will be no rewinding of the
Clock, so today, today I will love them, more
Than I ever have before and I will hold them close,
Oh ever so close, and not one tear, will fall from my
Eyes, no, not today, but tomorrow, I'll cry tomorrow.
