Matthew Alexander - A Mourning Song

Words and music by Matthew Alexander © 2022
Rising Moon Music (BMI)
All lyrics clean 3:13


I woke up this morning
Heard the birds sing in the trees
But what could they give me?
What could they show me?
A melody, a sweet melody
But it won’t set me free

Chorus
A mourning song
Mourning for friends
Who have passed along

And later that morning
I threw the sleep down from my eyes
I took up what was mine
Stood in the sunshine
Bye and bye, oh bye and bye
Everyone dies

Chorus
A mourning song
Mourning for friends
Who have passed along

Bridge
Hold on to your soul
While the restless thunder rolls

So if you’ve been listening
To the singing of a song
Why then you should know my friend
It’s only love that lives on
Love lives on
After the song

Chorus
A mourning song
Mourning for friends
Who have passed along

A mourning song
Mourning for friends
Who have passed along