Love Letters From A Childhood Sweetheart

When Kim died, I lost a friend I lost a wife
But you, you lost a child
You lost a daughter, you lost a kid

You keep her room same as it was
The flowered curtains, the flowered bedspread
And on her shelves yearbooks from school
Signed by her teachers, signed by her best friends
Hidden under her bed in a shoe box
Love letters from a childhood sweetheart

When Kim died, I lost a friend
I lost a sweetheart
But you
You lost a daughter, you lost a child
You lost a kid

And while I mourn
And I thank God for my children
For my new life
You keep her room same as it was
The Flowers For Algernon
The Outsiders
Hidden in her pocket of her jean jacket
Love letters from a childhood sweetheart

Hidden in the pockets of her blue jeans
Love letters from a childhood sweetheart

When Kim died, I moved away
I fell in love again
But you
You fold the laundry
You do the dishes
You lost a kid

And while we live and lose track of the days
Everything that mattered begins to fade away
But in my heart I swear to God
A tree is growing, it's branches reaching for you
Now, trying to connect
Love letters from a childhood sweetheart
Love letters from a childhood sweetheart