A Song for Andy

Young and wild, just a teen
Blonde and handsome, with an impish grin
Testing the rules, as teenagers do
Chasing adventure, skipping school, drinking beer and breaking rules

Laughter and tears, frustration and joy
You gave us both, but oh boy
We miss you now
Ooh, we miss you now

Young and wild, but a heart of gold
Give you his shirt, no reasons told
He'd stand up to bullies, fight off the girls
Love scuba, kayaks, and his long wavy curls
Ignoring the curse in his blood
The love of a bottle and the liquor it holds

Laughter and tears, frustration and joy
You gave us both, but oh boy
We miss you now
Yeah, we miss you now

Young and wild, loving the outdoors
Cowboy boots and a pickup he adored
Camping and fishing, chasing skirts
But the bottle ever tightened its hold
Blue eyes clouding with tequila gold

Laughter and tears, frustration and joy
You gave us both, but oh boy
We miss you now
Hey, we miss you now

Young and wild, charming and fun
You were laughter in our little world
A hand that lifted others up
Even as your own hands trembled under the weight of the glass
No longer young, no longer wild
Vodka had become your bride
Rehabs tried but couldn't persuade
Even as your health started to fade
In a Carolina boarding house, trying one last time
To step off the rollercoaster, to be sober again

Laughter and tears, frustration and joy
You gave us both, but oh boy
We miss you now
We miss you now

But a thief came in the night
A coward striking from behind
Stole your life upon that porch
As you dreamed of Thanksgiving time
Hoping for freedom, hoping for sober again
But you knew Jesus, and He set you free that night
In Heaven you are whole again

Young, carefree, no pain, no tears
Driving your blue Silverado, your dog riding shotgun, sober again
Laughter and tears, frustration and joy
You gave us both, but oh boy
We miss you now
We miss you now

One day soon, our time will come
We'll join you in Heaven's home
Where no more tears will ever fall
Only joy for eternity
With our boy, our Andy, healed and whole again

Laughter and tears, frustration and joy
You gave us both, but oh boy
We miss you now
We miss you now
We still miss you now