No More Bargaining

Someone bought me a red dress on the day you died

I found it kind of funny that I hadn't cried

Dad gave me all your make-up and your jewelry, too

But they mostly slipped away just like my memory of you

I was sleeping on the night that you left your bed

Too young to know what it would do to my head

But if I could be so bold as to talk to those leaving

I'd like to have some words on behalf of the grieving

Who you love can't save you now

Careful your words, cause they'll stick like a vow

If you find that sleep creeping in

Forgive yourself, there's no more bargaining

Another couple years and dad passes on

I didn't know what to do so I sang him a song

I sang of flowers on the day that he said goodbye

And he held onto my hand as he watched me cry

So sure that time, time would stop so I could learn to heal

Demanding answers to be found, some plan to be revealed

But if I could be so bold as to talk to those grieving

I'd like to have some words on behalf of the leaving

Who you love can't save you now

Careful your words, cause they'll stick like a vow

If you find that sleep creeping in

Forgive yourself, there's no more bargaining