Last I knew
Seemed everything in life was fun and games to you
Never failed to raise an eyebrow and a smile - always a smile
Didn’t see it coming then
I wouldn’t see it coming now

And the last time I saw you
We were sitting in that café making plans to play
Talking futures dreaming music not to be - never to be
I didn’t see it coming then
Still wouldn’t see it even now
Now it’s all I can do to...

Find a bar and raise a glass for you
And maybe have a little laugh and cry
There’s not a word, no set of rules to guide you
For when you don’t get to say goodbye

So now and then
Let’s spare a thought and make this toast to absent friends
To fare them well wherever life might lead
Oh in this life or hereafter I - I didn’t see it coming then
Couldn’t see it if I tried
And now it’s all I can do to...

Find a bar and raise a glass for you
And maybe have a little laugh and cry
There’s not a word, no set of rules to guide you
For when you don’t get to say goodbye

Oh sure as darkness falls on each and every day
We’ll treasure the light you shared before you slipped away
Before you slipped away
Now it’s all I can do - oh what more can I do than…

Find a bar and raise a glass for you and maybe have a little laugh and cry
Wonder if you feel you got the t-shirt or still so many things to try
I wish you were here in this bar right now so we could toast just to being alive
There’s not a word to guide you
For when you don’t get to say goodbye
You don’t get to say goodbye
Don’t get to say goodbye
Oh sometimes you don’t get to say goodbye

Toast To Absent Friends

For Her

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