Allen

There’s a quiet spot on the living room shelf

Where I keep a little piece of your gentle self

You shaped it with your hands when you were small

Now it’s the greatest treasure of them all

It’s got a crooked smile and uneven eyes

Looking back at me through the passing time

Oh, Allen, I miss you more than words can say

I feel the love that you gave every day

You were so thoughtful, so tender and kind

The purest heart that a person could find

I’d give anything just to hold your hand

But tonight I’ll hold this little clay man

I remember how you’d always think of me

With a loving soul for everyone to see

You always knew just when I needed a smile

You'd wrap your arms around me for a while

Now I trace the fingerprints you left behind

In the painted earth, perfectly designed

Oh, Allen, I miss you more than words can say

I feel the love that you gave every day

You were so thoughtful, so tender and kind

The purest heart that a person could find

I’d give anything just to hold your hand

But tonight I’ll hold this little clay man

Some days the quiet is too much to take

And I feel like my heavy heart might break

But then I look at the gift you made for me

And I feel your warmth in my memory

Oh, Allen, I miss you more than words can say

I feel the love that you gave every day

You were so thoughtful, so tender and kind

The purest heart that a person could find

I’d give up the world just to hold your hand

But forever I'll hold this little clay man

Yeah, I'll keep holding this little clay man