Always Be A Part Of Me
This song was written in 2005. Our older son Kele was about to graduate high school and go to Honolulu to pilot school. Our younger son Jake had been accepted the year before as a boarder at Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu. The idea that both boys would no longer be living at home hit me hard. I had not expected to loose both of them so soon. I wrote this song to deal with my separation anxiety. Both boys flourished and became outstanding young men that I am so proud of .
Was not long ago I held you so close
As we walked in the warmth of the sun
We talked of those things we felt destined to do
Singing and laughing and carrying on.
So why does the sun go on shinning
Why to the birds still sing
How can the world keep moving along
As if its not lost a thing.
I sit here alone with a hole in my heart
Wondering how I’ll go on
How can a man face the darkness alone
Dreading the fear of being apart.
So why does the sun go on shinning
Why to the birds still sing
How can the world keep moving along
As if its not lost a thing.
All of a sudden I feel your warm touch
Turning I look toward the sun
I hear the sound of your voice in the wind
Turning around I see birds flying on.
Now I know why the sun keeps on shining
Yes I know why the birds still sing
Cause you’re here with me
Helping me see that you’ll always be a part of me
There comes a time when we all must move on
Taking a path that’s our own
While parting can bring pain to the heart
The love that we share will carry us on
Yes I know why the sun keeps on shining
Yes I know why the birds still sing
Cause you’re here with me
Helping me see that you’ll always be a part of me
As you take flight on that course of your own
Heading out towards the dawn
You have great things to do, so much to get done
The love that we share will carry you on
Yes I know why the sun keeps on shining
Yes I know why the birds still sing
Cause you’re here with me
Helping me see that you’ll always be a part of me