WHEN YOUR PARTNER DIES
AND YOU ARE LEFT ALONE
YOU START TO WISH YOU WERE GONE
WHY NOT ME YOU ASK
LIFE WENT BY JUST TOO FAST
AS YOU TAKE ONE DAY AT A TIME
YOU THINK WHAT DO I DO
TO HELP MYSELF & OTHERS TOO
YOU KNOW YOU CAN’T DWELL ON THE PAST
KEEP YOUR MIND BUSY
MAKE GOOD THOUGHTS LAST
WHEN BAD THOUGHTS CREEP IN
JUST THROW THEM OUT AGAIN
KEEP YOUR BODY MOVING
REMEMBER THOSE DANCE STEPS
IN YOUNGER DAYS
TURN ON THE MUSIC
MOVE, MOVE, MOVE
GET IN THE GROOVE, ALL SORTS OF WAYS
GET RHYTHM IN THOSE BONES
LET YOUR HEART BEAT WITH THE DRUMS
AND, AGAIN, YOU’LL START TO FEEL YOUNG
KEEP ON MOVING AND DON’T QUIT
YOU MAY BE SLOWER BUT YOU’RE OUT OF THE PIT
A LOT WISER & CHOMPING AT THE BIT
TO KEEP Al & DEMENTIA AWAY
KEEP YOUR MIND BUSY AND FIT
FIND THE TIME TO TALK TO GOD & PRAY
FIND SOMEONE TO BEFRIEND
THEY MAY NEED TO TALK
OR HAVE AN EAR TO LEND
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IS IN GOD’S PLAN
HE GAVE YOU THIS BODY, MIND, & SOUL
TAKE CARE OF IT THE BEST YOU CAN
DIANE HARPOLE 10/21/20
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