Eric

Eric, you always had a gentle way

You’d help a stranger any time of day

Compassion was the compass that you used to guide

No matter what I faced, you were by my side

You stood with me through the heaviest years

You were my comfort and you dried my tears

And I love you, Eric, even to this day

I would give anything if you could have stayed

There’s a hole in my heart where you used to be

An empty space right in the middle of me

You were my husband, my steady ground

And I miss the love that I always found

I still hear the runners on that horse-drawn sleigh

Wrapped up together on a winter's day

I hear you laughing when you taught me to ski

When I stumbled in the snow, you were catching me

And I still feel the splash of those water fights

Soaking each other in the warm sunlight

And I love you, Eric, even to this day

I would give anything if you could have stayed

There’s a hole in my heart where you used to be

An empty space right in the middle of me

You were my husband, my steady ground

And I miss the love that I always found

You went out of your way for anyone in need

A beautiful soul in your every deed

I hold onto the grace of the man you were

While the days move on in a quiet blur

I look back at the memories we made

And the strength you gave me will never fade

‘Cause I love you, Eric, even to this day

More than any simple words could ever say

There’s a hole in my heart where you used to be

But I fill it with the joy that you gave to me

You were my husband, my steady ground

And I’ll hold you here till my sun goes down