In spite of it all, in spite of the world, in spite of the worst that life tried to throw at you, you did your damnedest to give me a life, to give all of us a life.

You have a bigger soul than most people have dreamed of having; heaven's going to need a bigger cloud, God knows you have earned it.

I want to be a father someday, i want my kids to know how to have fun in life the way you did, to spread joy without restriction, to know love with no restraint.

Thank you for everything you did for us, for me and for my future.

I love you, Dad.

Fare you well my honey
Fare you well my only true one
All the birds that were singing
Have flown except you alone

Going to leave this broke-down palace
On my hands and my knees I will roll, roll, roll
Make myself a bed by the waterside
In my time, in my time, I will roll, roll, roll

In a bed, in a bed
By the waterside I will lay my head
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

River gonna take me
Sing me sweet and sleepy
Sing me sweet and sleepy
All the way back back home
It's a far gone lullaby
Sung many years ago
Mama, mama, many worlds I've come
Since I first left home

Going home, going home
By the waterside I will rest my bones
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Going to plant a weeping willow
On the banks green edge it will grow, grow, grow
Sing a lullaby beside the water
Lovers come and go, the river roll, roll, roll

Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Robert Hunter / Jerry Garcia