Can’t you just picture it?
A little boy with a golden smile
Plays baseball for a little while.
His daddy teaches him to ride a bike.
He goes with his family on mountain hikes.
Then he gets a little older…
Can’t you just picture it?
Can’t you just picture it?
A middle-school boy, with that same golden smile
Goes on Youth Group trips for many a mile.
He tells his dad what he learned about God;
Even says he understands why dad never “spared the rod”.
Then he gets a little older…
Can’t you just picture it?
Can’t you just picture it?
A tall young man, with that same golden smile
Cries with his dad at the end of the aisle.
He sends a smile to his mom before the doors open wide
And his beautiful bride stands by his side.
Then he gets a little older…
Can’t you just picture it?
Can’t you just picture it?
Another little boy, with an identical smile
Looks down from heaven all the while.
He sees his brother play ball and ride a bike.
He delights in seeing his family on a hike.
And he waits a little longer…
Can’t you just picture it?
Can’t you just picture it?
The same angelic boy with the golden smile
Stares down from the clouds in Angel-like style.
His heart fills with delight ‘cause his brother loves God.
But his brother seems bigger, and he finds this quite odd.
And he waits a little longer…
Can’t you just picture it?
Can’t you just picture it?
The same angelic boy with the golden smile
Sees his brother, now a man, walk a lady down the aisle.
He has a smile across his heart, just bursting with pride
As he sees his brother carry away his bride.
And he waits a little longer…
Can’t you just picture it?
Can’t you just picture it?
A boy and a man with identical, golden smiles
See each other for the first time in a long while.
The man lived his life while his brother watched from up above
Yet now they are together in brotherly love.
No need for waiting any longer…
Can’t you just picture it?
In memory of John Robert Fort
March 15, 2002
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