We Were A Family by Bruce Holmes

Yeah, this is somewhat personal. The wife dumped me for this new guy she found. And everybody survives it. The world doesn't end. But it's sad losing the day to day fun of watching your kids grow up. And you lose a feeling of belonging that you may not get back.

We Were A Family
by Bruce Holmes

I searched for years
And found a girl who danced on air
I was amazed how much I cared

Forget the fears
We joined together for all time
She called me hers, I called her mine

And we were a family
And we were a family

And then they come
Their small feet pounding down the hall
With beating drums and Barbie Dolls

You do feel blessed
You read them Goodnight Moon again
And then again, and then again

And we were a family
And we were a family
And we were a family

The kids are grown
I call them up, not much to tell
They don't need me, they're doing well

My beauty's gone
She found herself another man
Now I get on the best I can

The air you breathe
The love around you in the night
These genes you weave
The thread of life

Belonging ends
A smoke ring wisping in the wind
The fading friends
The end begins

And we were a family
And we were a family
And we were a family