Last Respects

We'd gone to a viewing to pay our respects
To a man who'd just passed away.
Times like this are tough on us all
And it's hard to find words to say.

We thought of the things a man leaves behind
When he passes from out of this life.
Things that are really special
Like family and friends and a wife.

We thought of the names that we had made.
And the legacy's we'd leave behind.
Would folks have fond memories of us
And would the things that they say be kind.

As we stood in line and waited
To meet with the family and such.
I looked at my wife, a tear crossed her cheek,
And I knew that she had been touched.

"Now if you should die before I do."
She said in a voice sweet and soft.
"Honey, what will I do with that hair on your face,
Do I was it or shave it all off!"