How Do You Tell a Child That Someone Has Died
Guiding Young Hearts Through Life's Painful Truths
Lyrics
How do you tell a child that someone has died
Exploring the difficulty of communicating death to a child
Innocent visions of youth are only a lie
Highlighting the deceptive nature of idealized youthful visions
I tried tell and lord knows I tried
Expressing the attempt to convey the news of death
But any way you break it you'll just make em cry
Suggesting that breaking the news might lead to the child crying
Little Tommy, I have bad news for you today
Addressing a character named Little Tommy with sad news
The teacher you loved Mr. Peterson
Informing Tommy about the death of his beloved teacher, Mr. Peterson
Has sadly passed away
Explaining that Mr. Peterson died tragically
He was killed by a motorist in a drunken act of rage
Providing details about Mr. Peterson's death caused by a drunk motorist
Let em live on in your heart
Encouraging Tommy to keep Mr. Peterson alive in his heart
Now we must turn the page
Emphasizing the need to move forward in life despite the tragedy
Little Suzy, your father has passed on
Addressing a character named Little Suzy with news of her father's death
His love for you was relentless as it was strong
Acknowledging Suzy's father's strong and relentless love for her
If only he knew he'd be gone so soon
Reflecting on the suddenness of Suzy's father's departure
He would have tried and spent more time
Suggesting that Suzy's father would have spent more time if he knew his time was limited
But he's on God's clock, not yours and mine
Highlighting the inevitability of death and its timing being beyond human control
Keep him in your heart each and every day
Encouraging Suzy to keep her father in her heart every day
And there he will live on and never fade away
Stating that through remembrance, Suzy's father will live on and not be forgotten
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