Connie Hinnen Cook - Before My Mother Died lyrics

Before my Mother died Daddy always had a smile, Fun-loving, playful, upbeat ~ "carefree joy" described his style. Each day when he came home from work you'd hear his happy song, The men who worked beside him said he whistled all day long! He looked for folks that he could bless and hugged each who came near, Townfolk would rush up to his side to hear his jokes and cheer. His love was unconditional, he spread it far and wide ~ Yes, Daddy was a different man before my Mother died. After her d**h I never saw that glee once in his eyes... To me, Daddy seemed haunted by a ghost that never dies. Daddy went Home on August 12th, his suffering is no more ~ But in my heart I feel he "died" eleven years before. And when the prayers for me have ceased and sorrow takes its toll, I'll find my peace and comfort that now Daddy is made whole. He's once again with Mother, and with Jesus by his side... Daddy is now the man I knew before my Mother died. 8-02-92 Coronation Day of Jean (Heckendorn) Hinnen 8-12-03 Coronation Day of Robert Louis "Bob" Hinnen If God hadn't chosen them as my parents, I'd have chosen them as my friends!