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Just Shy of Fifteen Years
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Forty years ago my 15 year old nephew was killed in a freak traffic accident. He was only 8 years younger than myself. I saw first hand the devastation that event had on my sister, her husband and the entire family. Unfortunately throughout the years I've seen it happen again and again to others I've been close to. I wrote this song for them all.
I thank Debbie King for adding her tender emotional voice to this piece.
Released: 05-Feb-2024
Category: Pop
Application: GarageBand
File type: mp3
File size: 4.8 Mb
Plays: 8
Downloads: 0
Weekly plays: 8
Weekly downloads: 0
License: No derivative works allowed
Lyrics
Just Shy of Fifteen Years

By Peter Kern
Father-
I lost my future when our Carrie passed away
The grief is endless
I can't bear it another day
Please don't tell me, you know what I'm feeling
Don't say it's time that I move on
I've lost my faith
The empty space
No way that I can face the fact she's gone

Mother-
She was my baby, just shy of fifteen years
I know you're devastated
I taste the sorrow of your tears
Our child shall live within us
And our bond will never break
But as you purposely destroy yourself
Please consider what's at stake
Beyond today I cannot see
What God has planned for me
We'll never be 
As we were before
That only makes me need you more
Father-
The thought of pressing on without our little angel
I just don't think that kind of life's for me

Mother-
If you loved your little girl
Pick up the pieces of your broken world
And celebrate the love that she showed us through her too few years...


Both-
We lost our future when our Carrie passed away
The grief is endless
But we bear it every day
She was our baby, just shy of fifteen years
We celebrate the love that she showed us through her too few years...





 







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Grief sucks. This is a sad song about being sad.
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10 months ago
Moving song. What a sad story. Well written. So well performed. Thanks for sharing
10 months ago
artist
Wonderful song man and what a sad story. Mix is perfect and the arrangements are very fine.
10 months ago
artist
Heart rending... No words suffice or bring real comfort at such times. I've lost so many over the years... The silence swallows one up till the thing more or less works itself out, but we're never the same again, are we? Strange to say, deep sadness has a beauty all its own... as does this song. 👌👍🙏
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