But Not Today

Flowers on the rail

So sadly in the rain

Tomorrow they'll decay

But not today

They miss you and they cry

So young they weep oh why

In rain and cold they'll stay

But not today

Today my world is lightning up with laughter

Today's the day that I forget to cry

Today's a kind of happy ever after

Today is the day you didn't die

Photo on the gate

To watch them as they wait

A silence as they pray

But not today

Softly singing songs

Hymns that to you belong

Say what they need to say

But not today

Today the sun will shine a little brighter

Today's the day my heart begins to fly

Today my troubles feel a little lighter

Today is the day you didn't die

A lonely teddy bear

So sadly hanging there

A child without its play

But not today

A vigil every year

And poems splashed with tears

So nearly was that way

But not today

But not today

But not today

But not today