In everlasting memory of Ronald C. Armitage

July 11, 1949 – August 24, 2008

I can't believe a year has passed

Why does time go by so fast?

I'd give anything for it to halt

And even though it's not my fault

I still find myself to blame

That time moves on frame by frame

And you're nowhere to be found

Whenever I look around

Still, the pages keep on turning and inside I keep on yearning

That, for a while, they'll pause so I can recollect

But the fires keep on burning so I never end up earning

Any chance because time cannot resurrect

Your memories won't erase

I still can see your smiling face

And the thoughts we shared and words we spoke . . .

Just this morning I awoke

And realized it's been a year

Since the last time you were here

And it all just seems so wrong

That time without you moves along

Still, the pages keep on turning and inside I keep on yearning

That, for a while, they'll pause so I can recollect

But the waters keep on churning so I never end up earning

Any chance because time cannot reconnect

I can't believe a year has gone

For one whole year I've journeyed on

Without you somewhere by my side

And, since that day, I've really tried

To let myself understand

That somehow all of the was planned

But every step I take I find

That time's left me a step behind

Still, the pages keep on turning and inside I keep on yearning

That, for a while, they'll pause so I can recollect

By now, I should start learning that I'll never end up earning

Any chance because time will not redirect