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My little baby was diagnosed with leukemia
The docs said she had another month on God,s green earth
Poor  little girl she never even had a chance
She,s been at deaths doorway since birth
So I took my precious little girl by her trembling little hand
And I tried real hard to lay her fears to rest
And then she asked me why
Why does she have to die
And I just held her very closely to my chest
Chorus:Daddy is there life after death
And will you still be here with me
When I draw my very last breath
And I said only God knows the answer
But He ain,t telling us a thing
It seems our lives are always hanging on a string

The love of my life she caught that nasty virus
If she,s lucky she might live another year
The doctors all said she tested positive
When she found out she broke down in tears
She admitted she wasn,t always faithful
Since then our marriage has been on thin ice
Because of one extramarital affair
We never knew she,d pay such a terrible price
Repeat chorus
Tell me why do all my loved ones die
Before their time is through
And the worst part about it is 
There,s nothing I can do
I know that we,re born we live our lives and then we die
But everytime it seems that death is near
I just hang my head and cry

Now my best friend was struck by an eighteen wheeler
He tried to cross the freeway after dark
He wantd to drive his car to the mall that evening
But he was scared he wouldn,t find a place to park
I said you,re paying the ultimate price for your impatience
You couldv,e called a cab
Or just rode the bus
He said it scares me to think of that thin black line
That will soon seperate the two of us
Repeat Chorus

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Submitted by: andrewstevens503 on May 10, 2023