THESE LYRICS WERE WRITTEN AT A TIME WHEN MY CLOSEST FRIEND
WAS HAVING SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS, AND WE DIDN'T KNOW
WHETHER OR HOW SHE WOULD SURVIVE. ALTHOUGH I DOUBT THE
IMMORTALITY OF SOULS, I ALWAYS FOUND IT AN IMMENSELY
COMFORTING IDEA. TODAY MY FRIEND IS GONE, AND ALTHOUGH I
DON'T BELIEVE SHE CAN SEE ME FROM WHERE SHE IS, IT WOULD BE
A TRUE BLESSING TO KNOW THAT DEATH WAS NOT THE END FOR HER.

YOU'RE STANDIN' HERE BY THE SEA
TRYIN' TO SAY GOOD-BYE
YOU'RE STANDIN' HERE NEXT TO ME
A TEAR IN YOUR EYE
I MAY BE DEAF, I MAY BE DUMB
I MAY BE BLIND
BUT I SENSE EVERYTHING
I MAY BE GONE, I MAY BE DEAD
I MAY BE DUST
BUT I'M STILL ALIVE

DON'T YOU FRET, MY LOVE
I'M WITH YOU EACH DAY
DON'T YOU FRET, MY LOVE
I WON'T GO AWAY

I AM THE LIGHT THAT GUIDES YOUR WAY
A SPIRIT IN THE SKY
I AM THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT
HOLDIN' YOU SO TIGHT
I'M IN THE EARTH, I'M IN THE SEA
I'M IN THE AIR
I'M EVERYWHERE, MY DEAR
I WILL ALWAYS BE BY YOUR SIDE
WHATEVER YOU MAY FEAR

DON'T YOU FRET, MY LOVE
I'M WITH YOU EACH DAY
DON'T YOU FRET, MY LOVE
I WON'T GO AWAY

COPYRIGHT 1997 ANDRE BOLLIER (SUISA)