Soon She Will RunSoon She Will Run

She sits and stares She sits and stares

through a window pane through a window pane

on a rainy august dayon a rainy august day

Her strength is erased Her strength is erased

from years gone byfrom years gone by

and her hair and her hair

has long been greyhas long been grey

Her company is the memories Her company is the memories

but even those decaybut even those decay

Her children were gone Her children were gone

the moment that the moment that

her mind began to fadeher mind began to fade

But through all the fear But through all the fear

she dreams of a home she dreams of a home

that she’s never seen that she’s never seen

but soon she will knowbut soon she will know

Soon she will run Soon she will run

on fields of greenon fields of green

and never wake up and never wake up

from her dreamsfrom her dreams

Embrace with joy Embrace with joy

the mysteries of beautiful the mysteries of beautiful

that she’s never seenthat she’s never seen

soon she will runsoon she will run

Big brown eyes Big brown eyes

and messy hair and messy hair

a little boy wild a little boy wild

confined to a chairconfined to a chair

The cancer has spread The cancer has spread

and there’s not much timeand there’s not much time

He’s struggling through eightHe’s struggling through eight

and hoping for nineand hoping for nine

He waves to his friends He waves to his friends

as they play in the yard as they play in the yard

love can be softlove can be soft

but life can be hardbut life can be hard

But soon he will run But soon he will run

on fields of greenon fields of green

and never wake up and never wake up

from his dreamsfrom his dreams

Embrace with joy Embrace with joy

the mysteriesthe mysteries

of beautiful of beautiful

he’s never seenhe’s never seen

Soon he will run and not tireSoon he will run and not tire

for his life’s just begunfor his life’s just begun

and for so long he’s battledand for so long he’s battled

now finally he’s wonnow finally he’s won

Over pain the the fear thatOver pain the the fear that

for so long he’s knowfor so long he’s know

cause peacefully nowcause peacefully now

he is headed for home!he is headed for home!

Soon he will run Soon he will run

on fields of green on fields of green

and never wake up and never wake up

from his dreamsfrom his dreams

Embrace with joy Embrace with joy

the mysteries the mysteries

of beautiful of beautiful

Soon he will run Soon he will run

on fields of green on fields of green

and never wake up and never wake up

from his dreamsfrom his dreams

Embrace with joy Embrace with joy

the mysteries the mysteries

of beautiful of beautiful

that we’ve never seenthat we’ve never seen

Soon he will runSoon he will run

And, soon we will runAnd, soon we will run