Shemot, a publication of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain, 12/2001.
Your names are written in a row
Hanging from my family tree
And you will never ever know
What you have come to mean to me.
What you were is what I am
So why will you not speak to me
Your lives are hidden in the mist
Of my family history.
What you were is all I have
What more do I need to prove
What is missing is your love
To show that you were here.
All I can do is shed my tears
To tell you how I feel
Please help me to unlock the years
And show that you were real.
Hanging from my family tree
And you will never ever know
What you have come to mean to me.
What you were is what I am
So why will you not speak to me
Your lives are hidden in the mist
Of my family history.
What you were is all I have
What more do I need to prove
What is missing is your love
To show that you were here.
All I can do is shed my tears
To tell you how I feel
Please help me to unlock the years
And show that you were real.