17 stuffed teddy bears lay on a cold grey stone
One for every year that you've been gone
Just to say I love you and I'm thinking of you still
I always will
17 red roses placed in a heart shaped vase
Tattered, torn and broken just like mine
Even though the tears are flowing gently down my face
I'll be just fine
I wish I could've known you even for a little while
But that's not the way the world had planned
I just have to close my eyes and see an Angel smile
One day that might help me understand
Why unlike sand,
Angel dust won't slip right through my hand
17 bright candles left lighting in your name
All beside each other in a row
Broken hearted memories flicker in each flame
And through the afterglow
I wish I could've known you even for a little while
But that's not the way the world had planned
I just have to close my eyes and see an Angel smile
One day that might help me understand
Why unlike sand,
Angel dust won't slip right through my hand
Now it's time for me to say goodbye
Sorry that my tears dripped on your stone
17 times I've tried not to cry
But I hate to leave you here alone
I wish I could've known you even for a little while
But that's not the way the world had planned
I just have to close my eyes and see an Angel smile
One day that might help me understand
Why unlike sand,
Angel dust won't slip right through my hand
Why unlike sand,
Angel dust won't slip right through my hand
17 stuffed teddy bears lay on a cold grey stone,
One for every year that you've been gone
