Words by Carol Hill © 2026. Music and video were made with AI assistance.
Verse 1
I said goodbye watching you get off the bus
Went home as usual
Found my mother crying at the kitchen table the next morning
She explained to me you had an accident and died
Verse 2
I was so young and couldn't understand
Why you weren't with me at school
I kept asking when I was going to see you
At the funeral
Chorus
I saw you there
And I still remember, fifty-three years later
What the flowers smelled like
I still cry for you, my friend
Verse 3
I was up all night, not long ago
Crying, why did you take her, Lord
I have never questioned God
I feel so guilty I am here without you
Bridge
I wonder what kind of lady you would be
I know you would have been very capable of so much
Chorus
I love you, Laurie, I always will
Final Verse
I see me as an old lady now
And you as that little girl
I see me kneeling down, talking and holding you
I love you, Laurie
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Words by Carol Hill © 2026. All rights reserved.