"home"

I just got back from a friends funeral
In Dallas...still wondering why
Funny how home is where u live
Not where u grew up

Today a mother's pain was felt
As I hugged her...sorry 4 her loss
Her son tragically dead...at 25
His girl and boy lost both parents
In one day on a boat in north texas

I saw a lot of old faces -- memories flood
Some I wanted 2...some not so much
A teacher who I made a point to hug
A few too many times during our superficial chat
Its funny when u grow up and change
It changes others around you even more
Hope she realized how important she was 2 my life

A friend from high school leaves for training soon
In just a few short months he'll be in iraq
Fighting...risking his life...I ask myself again
Was all this worth it? So many of our own gone.

My dad's new house is awquardly silent
Emptiness that is so much more than just furniture
Walked mojo 2 the park...baseball...kids @ play
Suburbia...man I really don't miss it much.