A Single Tear

Lyrics

[ EILEEN, spoken ] You have no idea how many prayers were said for you. Thousands! Gayle had the most beautiful prayer circle. This would have been... mid-September? Yes, I know, because it was the five-month anniversary of your vanishing. To the day [ EILEEN ] Gayle brought us out to her lovely lawn It was crisp and cool, we had ski hats on And we made a ring Around her tree That dazzling maple With it's three arms reaching through the end of day As though it's catching a bouquet [ EILEEN, spoken ] You know the one I mean! [ LUKE, spoken ] No, I don't [ EILEEN, spoken ] Of course you do, it's the gorgeous one, next to the sundial! [ LUKE, spoken ] I don't еven know where Gaylе lives [ EILEEN, spoken ] Oh... across from Wesley Farms, you know that! [ EILEEN ] We removed our gloves Daddy held my hand And Gayle said "Lord, we understand That we'll never know what you have in store But our hearts are breaking daily for our friend, our son, our Luke Again, we pray Please bring him home Please bring him home again" [ ENSEMBLE ] Amen [ EILEEN ] Then a single tear fell from the sky Onto my wrist A single tear, straight from His eye Told me I'd been kissed And I knew the sun would rise again He'd bring you home to me A single tear Right on my wrist Told me you'd be free [ JOSEPH, spoken ] I'm sure they'd be happy to come next week, if that's better for you [ EILEEN, spoken ] No, no, I'm not so sure. They're on their way! [ EILEEN ] And they combed the fields And the weeks went by And I prayed at night But I didn't cry And we glued your face Onto every pole We said, "Thank you, Joyce For the casserole" And I could have crumbled Could have died Could have killed my faith inside! [ EILEEN ] But that single tear fell from the sky Onto my wrist A single tear, straight from his eye Told me I'd been kissed And I knew the sun would rise again That he'd watch over me A single tear Right on my wrist Told me you'd be free [ EILEEN, spoken ] The least you can do is allow these wonderful people who have poured their hearts into the search for you to express how happy they are to see your face! [ LUKE, spoken ] I'm just not ready, Mom. I'm sorry. Where I was, there was barely any noise, so even more than just one voice is still kind of jarring