she wasnt only just my mother she was my friend a good friend she had only just begun to live its unfair cause she worked hard for it we spent eighteen full years under the same roof that sounds like a long time but its not i would trade anything for one full day to just sit and hear her voice again so i sat and i twiddled my thumbs when you told me to be strong its the only certain thing in this life so be a big boy because life goes on you cant live your life in fear do something for me and get out of this town cause theres nothing for you here nothing for you here she never had to tell me twice she was intelligent i promised that id keep my word so i will she gave good advice the best that i have known she said its not the dead im afraid of its the living i fear and if a kid at school had broken my arm or a girl had smashed my heart she would hold me and tell me that it was their loss and to toughen up because life goes on you cant live your life in fear do something for me and get out of this town cause theres nothing for you here nothing for you here  life goes on you can t live your life in fear do something for me and get out of this town cause there s nothing for you here nothing for you here 