Story Behind The Song
Read an inspiring story about a woman who toasts an enemy as a friend after the enemy's death.
Song Description
Here?s a prayer for absent friends
If only we comprehend
Why they?re gone, why it ends
Here?s a prayer for absent friends
| Song Length |
4:17 |
Genre |
World - Reggae/Caribbean, Pop - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant |
Subject |
Friend, Sadness |
| Similar Artists |
Bob Marley And The Wailers, UB40 |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Absent Friends
There is a man in Okrakee
Who lost his son his son at sea
He cursed the water, he cursed at me
He cursed the waves so wild and free
Here?s a prayer for absent friends
If only we comprehend
Why they?re gone, why it ends
Here?s a prayer for absent friends
Salute those of our band so free
Gone from our community
Now come and raise your hands with me
Now come and raise your glass with me
Here?s a prayer for absent friends
If only we comprehend
Why they?re gone, why it ends
Here?s a prayer for absent friends
Who among us has not lost
A friend or loved one to the frost
That nips us one and all at last
So stand among us quick and fast
Absent, absent, absent friends
We sing, we sing to make amends
Absent, absent, absent friends
Please forgive us, forgive our sins
Copyright 2002 Laurence E Dahners
Simple Sussurations Chapel Hill NC 27514 919-929-8219