Goodbye my friend I wish I’d said. If only I’d known I’d never see you again.
Every time I saw you, you always had a smile.
Sweet kindness was what I’d feel. Every time I was troubled and needed a lending ear.
Every time I talked to you, I couldn’t help but smile.
Goodbye my friend I wish I’d said. If only I’d known I’d never see you again.
The quiet suffering you must have felt, no one will ever know. You were never one who liked to complain, or let your pain show.
You suffered quietly as not to burden, only because you knew how much we were hurting.
You lived a long life, and were tired I’m sure. Sleep dear friend the dear Lord must have said.
Goodbye my friend I wish I’d said. If only I’d known I’d never see you again.
I wish I’d gone to see you when I heard that you were ill, but to see you suffer was just too much for me to bear.
Goodbye my friend I wish I’d said. If only I’d known I’d never see you again.
The impression you left behind, I have to admit is a one of a kind.
A one of a kind is what you were, on our minds is where you are and in our hearts is where you will always dwell.
Goodbye my friend I wish I’d said. If only I’d known I’d never see you again.
You’ll be missed by all that loved you, as well as, by those who wish they’d gotten the chance to get to know you.
Goodbye my friend I wish I’d said. If only I’d known I’d never see you again.
From what I hear your wish was granted in the early morn was when you left us.
Surrounded only by those you loved, the pain from your quiet departure was all that was left.
Goodbye my friend I wish I’d said. If only I’d known I’d never see you again.
In the early morn you took your last breath, then quietly slipped away from us, so that no one would make a fuss.
I promise I’ll try not to shed too many tears but it’s hard when you lose someone who was truly dear.
Goodbye, good-bye, my friend I wish I’d said. If only, oh if only I’d known, I’d never see you again