I looked with disbelief in the mirror

I knew that face so well, over many years

We have grown like identical twins

Time and time again smiling the same

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Why did we not see this creep of age.

It has taken the youth from us

Destroying smooth skin and dimpled chin

I wonder why I still feel the same

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You stare back and I can see your smile

You cannot hide anything from me

In days of good health and when I am Ill

You always look how I feel

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I trust you with all my ways

You can be there to watch over me

I guess that as you look out you see

That we both have had better days

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Do you think like I do inside?

Are there those worries that beset my soul

Have you feelings that you can’t let go

You never say what’s on your mind

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It’s now been a long, long, time.

Mother left and father followed just so

Two brothers and two sisters left

They never said goodbye to me

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I wasn't there to see them go

I must have been with you alone

Please stay with me for all times through

I wouldn't manage without you

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I will look at you each new day born

If I don’t make it don’t mourn

We have held each other’s eyes

With happiness all our lives

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Just journey with me that last time

A reflection of a state of mind