Goodbye England's Rose
May you ever grow in our hearts.
You were the grace that
placed itself
Where lives were torn apart.
You called out to our country
And you whispered to those in pain.
Now you belong to heaven
And the stars spell
out your name.
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind:
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in.
And your footsteps will
always fall here,
Along England's greenest hills;
Your candle's burned out long
before
Your legend ever will.
Loveliness we've lost;
These empty days
without your smile.
This torch we'll always carry
For our nation's golden child.
And even though we try,
The truth brings us to tears;
All our words cannot
express
The joy you brought us through the years.
Goodbye England's Rose,
From a country lost without your soul,
Who'll miss the wings of your compassion
More
than you'll ever know
