"They say the ages of man are denial, awareness and acceptance.

A young man believes he will live forever,
The middle-aged man knows he will not,
And the old man is ready.

What then of those taken out of sequence?
How to prepare them for the bitter end?"
                                                                   
~Lucien LaCroix~
           Ships of Heaven

Don't cry for me when I'm gone
Keep the faith and be strong
'Cause through it all I've been blessed
I faced my fears and I've passed the test

So when you look up in the sky on a sunny day
Imagine me drifting away

chorus:
I'll be sailing on the ships of heaven
When the tide rolls out for the last time
You'll find me sailing on the ships of heaven
Waiting for the day I come sailing back to you

Remember all the times we had
Some were great and some were sad
But you know that in the end
Our love was stronger than when we began

No unforgiven sins and no regrets
Just the times of our lives that we'll never forget

chorus:
I'll be sailing on the ships of Heaven
When the tide rolls out for the last time
You'll find me sailing on the ships of heaven
Waiting for the day I come sailing back to you

                                     
copyright 2000Warner-Tamarlane Corp. (BMI)
Ships of Heaven-- written by Van Stephenson, performed by Blackhawk
available on CD-- Blackhawk: Greatest Hits
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