It was after midnight when the phone started to ring
A year ago flashed in my head, and I could feel the sting
My husband answered it, and on his face I saw such dread
He held me, as he said these words, "our nephew, Trav is dead"
How could that be, he's just eighteen, a senior in high school
We lost his dad a year ago, God couldn't be that cruel
My little brother, Denny also meant the world to me
Now you say that his son died, when his car hit a tree
They took him to the hospital, mom, Shelly by his side
She got to say goodbye to him, before her sweet son died
December 8th and 15th, father, son, one year apart
I wasn't sure that I'd survive, life with a shattered heart
The Sunday before Christmas, my family gets together
Shelly and both kids showed up, in spite of the bad weather
She told of three terminal kids, they too, wouldn't see diplomas
But with his organs, he gave them, Hope as a Christmas Bonus
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