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Rest In Peace, Dayna Franklin, ADAAWE's longtime drummer and my sweet friend. This song is for her, and for the music she's making, wherever she is.

Verse 1

I can’t help but be sad that you’re leavin

I open up and feel the grieving

Cause it’s not just for a while

I’m losin you for a lifetime

I wish I woulda been there more

When there were words left to be spoken

But now you’ve closed that door

And there’s another one shining and open

 

Chorus 1

Like sunlight on the water

I can see right through your skin

You are spirit’s beloved daughter

Flowin back to where you begin, begin

 

Verse 2

Just a moment’s time has passed

But you slipped away so fast

Peaceful in the night

With love by your side

You were a mother, a sister, a lover

My friend at the center of rhythm, a drummer

How can we go on

But your voice is still in our song

 

Chorus 2

Like sunlight on the water

I can see right through your skin

You are spirit’s beloved daughter

Flowin back to where you begin, begin

 

Bridge

At times like this we reach for God

Though none of us can ever know the cause

Are you a drop of water in this sea

Or in the river flowin over me

 

Chorus 3

Like sunlight on the water

I can see right through your skin

You are spirit’s beloved daughter

Flowin back to where you begin, begin