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 seensoon 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 eightand 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 softbut 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 mysteriesof beautiful of beautiful

he’s never seenhe’s never seen

Soon he will run and not tireSoon he will run and not tirefor his life’s just begunfor his life’s just begun

and for so long he’s battledand for so long he’s battlednow finally he’s wonnow finally he’s won

Over pain the the fear thatOver pain the the fear thatfor so long he’s knowfor so long he’s knowcause 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