DEAREST PETE by Geoff Matthews, Nadia Cripps and Kate Stanton

DEAREST PETE
Lyrics © 2021 Geoff Matthews

INTRO/OUTRO (spoken)
Dearest Pete,
Life’s incomplete.
I hope you can see
That we’re trying.

Days are so long
Since you’ve been gone.
It’s hard to keep the vision
From dying.

(sung from here)
VERSE
I hope you’re by some crystal waters.
Down among the leaves so green.
In a place that’s always Summer.
In a valley so serene.

VERSE
Your Dad and I are always focused.
We think about the better days.
When we were happiest together.
I can’t help but paraphrase.

LINK
You’re a good son.
And we love you.
Your sister is so
Proud of you.
She keeps your bedroom
Nice and clean.
Her heart was broken
By the unforeseen.

CHORUS
Now there’s a hole.
That no one can fill.
A kind of a vacuum
Can’t sugar the pill.
Life is so different
Now that you’re gone.
All we have now’s each other.
To help us carry on.

VERSE
Your coat is hanging in the kitchen
Your bike is leant against the wall
Your Dad has finally fixed the puncture
And given it an overhaul.

VERSE
As for me I’m taking classes
Learning how to play guitar.
You would laugh so if you saw me.
My flaxen headed superstar.

LINK
You’re a good son.
And we love you.
Your sister is so
Proud of you.
She keeps your bedroom
Nice and clean.
Her heart was broken
By the unforeseen.

CHORUS
Now there’s a hole.
That no one can fill.
A kind of a vacuum
Can’t sugar the pill.
Life is so different
Now that you’re gone.
All we have now’s each other.
To help us carry on.

OUTRO
Dearest Pete,
Life’s incomplete.
I hope you can see
That we’re trying.

Days are so long
Since you’ve been gone.
It’s hard to keep the vision
From dying.

But it’s all we can do.
To help us see this through.

• Classical
• United Kingdom