In Memory of Ricky Dowding

A tribute to a high school friend.

You hear the news that he is gone
And you think they must be wrong
He was here just moments ago
Now he is gone, it just can't be so
He was so full of life just the other day
there is no way the Lord could take him away
You finally realize his life is through
and you begin to cry not knowing what to do
He was only sixteen years old
He was so young and so very bold
It is so unfair that he was taken
You wish his eyes would open and he would awaken
But in your heart will always be
Some sort of special memory
And from deep inside you will sing
Your continued thoughts of Ricky Dowding