The Dead Don't Speak, They Listen

When I was five, that's when you died
My mother told me
I'd never see you again

All I remember
Is that I didn't ant her to see me
To see me crying
So I said: don't worry mama
You're still young and so beautiful
You'll find someone to love
And to cherish you
I'll never forget how she looked
Laying in her bed
With thousands of people outside
Singing Give Peace a Chance

I would do anything for
One conversation with you
Even to walk down the street with you
Would be so cool
Seems like the whole world
Had more time with you than I did
But the dead don't speak, they listen

I was alone almost every day
Felt like my mother was always away
All that I knew of you is what people told me
Though I remember the scar on your chin
And the sound of your voice every time
That you said good night
And your favourite TV show was Jekyll and Hyde
And that you played the piano
Well, now so do I
Every note that I play goes up to the sky

I would do anything for
One conversation with you
Even to walk down the street with you
Would be so cool
Seems like the whole world
Had more time with you than I did
But the dead don't speak they listen
The dead don't speak they listen