This is a special song for me...

I wrote it for my father who died on 7/15/2006.

Among many other talents and accomplishments, he was an amazingly talented jazz trumpet player. To honor his memory, I arranged and recorded this version with a nod to one of his favorite styles of music to play: Latin Jazz.

Lyrics and music written by Luna Jade

vocals and music performed/programmed/recorded by Luna Jade.

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If You Must Go

There's so much to say
but the words won't come
the time for talk has passed

as I left today
I felt, confused and numb,
this time may be our last

If I close my eyes
I can still feel you near
and see your smiling face

what you leave behind
the loving memories
that can not be replaced

I know you're weary
of this world
and all your pain

I would be selfish
if I asked you
to remain

chorus:
If you must go
then leave in peace
the time has come
for your sweet soul to be released

connected by
the ties that bind
please know that
you will never leave my mind
If you must go

With a saddened heart
I bid you farewell
and wish you on your way

never far apart
you'll be with me still
until the end of days

I won't pretend
that I won't miss you
when you're gone

but you have
given me the strength
to carry on

chorus:
If you must go
then leave in peace
the time has come
for your sweet soul to be released

connected by
the ties that bind
please know that
you will never leave my mind
If you must go

© 2006 LunaMusika