GARY

A farm boy at heart, so protective and wise

With a hard-working spirit and love in your eyes

You served in the military, steady and strong

Never complaining when the pain lasted long

We'd sit by the TV, just sharing a smile

You'd remember the things I forgot for a while

Oh Gary, I always wanted you to stay

I prayed that you never would have to go away

A loving father and a granddad so true

My protective farm boy, I'm still missing you

I've loved you forever, right from the start

Now you live forever, right here in my heart

I'd give anything for one more day, whatever the weather

Just him and me, just being together

I miss all our dinners, the jokes that you said

When you'd reach right over, poke a hole in my bread

If I looked away, my dinner was gone

You'd pretend you were deaf just to lead me on

You'd make me repeat every word that I said

Then say "Auh, bullshit" and shake your head

You loved to go fishing, but hated the wait

With Elvis Presley singing while you stared at the bait

Oh Gary, I always wanted you to stay

I prayed that you never would have to go away

A loving father and a granddad so true

My protective farm boy, I'm still missing you

I've loved you forever, right from the start

Now you live forever, right here in my heart

I'd give anything for one more day, whatever the weather

Just him and me, just being together

We'd joke that the kids left us out on our own

Without a memory, just sitting at home

Wondering if they were thinking about us today

But when the grandkids came over, the quiet went away

You loved when they visited, you loved when they'd call

Because family was always the most important of all

Oh Gary, I always wanted you to stay

I prayed that you never would have to go away

A loving father and a granddad so true

My protective farm boy, I'm still missing you

I've loved you forever, right from the start

Now you live forever, right here in my heart

I'd give anything for one more day, whatever the weather

Just him and me, just being together