We join our hands around this table as we pray

I squeeze my parents fingers, as if my touch will say

That all around me a presence is so clear

A joy that would escape this room if one of you weren't here

And it is my selfish wish that our lives could be one length

Cause I'll forever be the child seeking comfort in your strength

Mom and Dad please promise me, when your time on earth is done

The guidance of your love will still surround your son

So when my heart is twice as wise, I will know that you are close

My guardians will be your ghosts

As the family ages our companion is this fear

The thought that growing older means some separation nears

We dread those awful endings and fail to realize

With the nature of our union, how needless are good-byes

For no spirit in this circle would let another be forlorn

Our vigil is eternal from the time that we are born

Mom and Dad I promise you if my time is first to come

You will feel the love returning from your youngest son

So when your hearts are twice as full, you will know that I am close

Your guardian will be my ghost

Your guardian will be my ghost

We join our hands around this table as we pray