Christine Lavin - For Carolyn / Something Beautiful lyrics

When you and I were small And ocean waves were high You'd run across the sand I'd cry, "Please wait for me!" You waited patiently, without a sigh Then hand in hand We'd face each wave We were so brave-- back then Do you still wait beyond the wave And can you hear my rhyme? If so, I'll wait here on the sand I promise to be brave Just tell me when it's time And hold my hand As sad days go it was a bad one She died way too soon Her friends and her family gathered Like rings around the moon Everybody had a story How she touched each life She was a mom, a sister, an aunt, a volunteer Grandmother, friend, a wife Her poems and watercolors Were lovingly displayed Beach scenes and summer dreams Never fade Outside a breeze was swirling The stars across the sky Inside the grief washed over us As we said good-bye But she left something beautiful in her wake As our spirits sink, our voices break Her work remains for us to see Her paintings and her poetry She left something beautiful here on earth We mourn her d**h, but celebrate her birth She's on a journey we all will someday make But look, she left something beautiful in her wake As bad days go it was a sad one Flowers ringed the room Cousins greeted cousins they haven't seen Since that wedding back in June It was June of 1990 Amazing how time flies We never seem to get together Unless someone marries or someone dies Remember all those baby pictures? They're those teenagers over there We secretly are thankful no nose rings Or spiky purple hair They do not remember us But you know, that's okay It's enough that we are here And reconnecting today She left something beautiful in her wake They quietly cry, their young hearts ache Her children's children, her legacy With her paintings and her poetry She left something beautiful here on earth We mourn her d**h, but celebrate her birth She's sailing where waves never break And look, she left something beautiful in her wake We have all gone home now Back to the working grind I can't help but think about Those things we leave behind As I sit in traffic Pound the steering wheel Inch along this highway Pray my soul will heal You've got to leave something beautiful in your wake As you sail on for heaven's sake Leave something good at the end of each day To help us through, light our way Leave something beautiful we can share To make us glad that you are there You may drift off course and make mistakes But you can Leave something beautiful in your wake Keep your spirits up, whatever it takes Leave something good at the end of the day To help us through, to guide our way Give us something beautiful we can share To make us glad that you're still there You may drift off course, and make mistakes But you can still leave something beautiful in your wake Leave something beautiful in your wake