Oh sister my dear
I wish that you were here
And I wish that you could hear
this song that I sing
Oh sister my dear
I wish that you were here
And maybe your babies
would sing along with me
Oh sister my dear
it's too bad you had to leave
I never got a chance to tell you
you're my favorite family
That imaginary mouse
that you gave to me
Has always been one of my
favorite memories
Oh Sister my dear
you know that everyone agreed
Losing you and your babies
was our biggest tragedies
For the first time in my life
I saw my daddy cry and everyone
kept asking Oh why Oh why
And I asked God to save at least
your little baby
But he let me down
So that's when I decided that
there must not be any God around
Oh sister my dear how old
would your baby be
If you would've brought him to
our house on that Halloween
It was 1984 I was 12 he was 3
I wonder oh wonder
what he'd think of me
Oh pity for your lover the one
you left behind
The father of your children who
lost his whole life
Your family was trying Your
future was so bright
All anyone could say is that
just isn't right
And you used to sing to me
you'd sing
Oh yeah life goes on
long after the thrill
of living is gone
Oh yeah life goes on
long after the thrill
of living is gone
And I hope that you were right
and I hope that I am wrong
And I hope that those are more
than words to a silly song
Yeah I hope that you are right
and I hope that I am wrong
Oh sister my dear they said
the only one to blame
Was the electricity that made
the spark that made the flame
With your babies in your arms
you tried so hard to flea
Then the darkness filled
your lungs and it
put you off to sleep