Fare Thee Well

You made a home beside the wood
But the birds were often mute
Underneath the cosh you were a better man
Handsome, charming and good
A life obscure no less profound
In an undeveloped time
You struggled with temptation
Though it never was a crime
Fare thee well my guiding light
You knew me from the start
Though all your plans of splendour failed
Your beauty was your heart
So rest in peace my guiding light
Beneath the urban sprawl
Fare thee well my guardian
Still others hear your call
Hear your call
You reached the point of no return
Where the hurt could never mend
The cover closed upon the book
From beginning to the end
All the remnants of your distant past
Lie imprisoned in a case
Now the portrait on the wall
Serves to remind me of your face
Fare thee well my guiding light
You knew me from the start
Though all your plans of splendour failed
Your beauty was your heart
So rest in peace my guiding light
Beneath the urban sprawl
Fare thee well my guardian
Still others hear your call
Hear your call
The cold earth falls around your rest
And a curtailed son is drawn
It’s now that I would speak your name
And come to call upon