I bid you fare tidings
I wished you well
I was sad to see you go
But I assumed you'd be back

I missed you while in Spain,
When you were in Portugal I cried
But on the way home the inevitable happened
Flight 159 went down into the sea

Forty-eight students aboard, all their lives taken
No hope for survival
I couldn't handle it when I heard
My love was gone forever

Why did it happen, most of all to you?
You didn't deserve it, you were true
I'll never see you anymore
And my heart is forever empty

Class is empty, the coolattas are gross
Nothing's the same without you
What's the point of going on, I ask myself
Just the idea that I'll see you later on

I cried while you were gone
But now I have no tears
Only a weird feeling inside me
And nothing on the outside

Joy used to be there
But now she's nowhere to be found
Must I go on like this?
The whole world is brown

Memories may be comforting
But not till the pain's worn off
I doubt I'll ever be comforted
The pain's too much to bear

Your life ended too short
There was so much ahead of you
So why does my life go on
When you're not there for me?

Tomorrow's a brand new day, they say
But without you, it's nothing
Just a void of emptiness,
Missing all the joys in life
All that's missing is you.
~CLH, 4-25-99