• I sit back in my chair, my eyes, they grow dim
    I start to recall my terminal hymn

    They say in last moments one's life flashes by
    Calming as it is, i can't help but cry

    I see my first step onto the big yellow bus
    Kicking and screaming and making a fuss

    I recall education and the friends that i made
    I learned that though distant, memories do not fade

    I recall getting married to the woman I love
    With voice just as soft as the coo of a dove

    I see my first child, a strong willed young girl
    Walking through time as her future unfurls.

    Her eighteenth year beckons a parent's worst fear
    The knowledge your child's departure is near

    She walked off to college as i just watched on
    Seeing my duckling turn into a swan

    My mind skips by years as i see my new face
    A wrinkly mask like dead skin and paste

    I see my wife's passing, and feel my heart break
    But I know that my spirit will soon be in time's wake

    My chest starts to pound as my memories dance
    The pain i feel numbs as i slip into trance

    As i lay here dying, reminiscence abounds
    I can now relax, for true joy i have found

    I've lived a good life and i've seen many things
    But right now the Fates pull on my soul's strings

    My family cries as i draw my last breath
    But i lay with a smile as i drift into death