Forty-Five

It's hard to believe that this was real
 Another year has passed
 Staring at photographs that failed
 To capture what I felt
 I barely recognize myself
 And who I used to be
 And I wonder if you all feel the same
 We lit the torch
 Now we're passing it on
 Don't quench the fire in your hearts
 We lit the torch
 Now we're passing it on
 Don't quench the fire in your hearts
 This bond is stronger than flesh and bone
 I will see you again
 Brothers and sisters, the family of God
 I will see you again
 Let the holy Spirit guide your lives
 Let the holy Spirit guide your lives
 So I say walk by the spirit and you will not
 Gratify the desires of the flesh
 This bond is stronger than flesh and bone
 I will see you again
 Brothers and sisters, the family of God
 I will see you again
 In this life or the next
 I will see you again
 You've shown me what it means to live
 I will see you again
 Every time I look into their eyes
 I see reflections of you
 I'm reminded of what you mean to me
 In all of my prayers for all of you
 I always pray with joy
 And your heart always be filled with passion
 Once filled with death
 Now full of life
 Once filled with hate
 Now full of love
 Once filled with death
 Now full of life
 Never the same
 Forever changed
 Once filled with death
 Now full of life
 Never the same
 Forever changed