Keep the faith, you said Time and time again They all quoted it as their favorite I can still hear your voice Although it’s getting fainter And the people gathered wondered How did it all end like this Why does one day break with normality And the sun set in a heartbreak beyond What any of us thought could be It wasn’t your fault but do you see All of us that are left behind A wife, a daughter, so many friends A community that didn’t die with you But will surely never be whole again I don’t think I ever said thank you For the life you helped give to me I’m not unique in saying I am who I am because of you You gave me a chance and I took it And nothing has ever been the same You gave me a chance and I took it And look at who I am Keep the faith, you said And sometimes it was easy to do so The look is a child’s eye when she Finally learned something new But more often it was hard And today feels somehow harder But if I told you that now I know you would Say “Hadley, get a grip” It’s only life after all And though today we hurt With a hole that will never be full I’ll keep you with me, wherever I go Keep your voice inside my head Reminding me, imploring me To keep the faith In memory of JC