Alison Lyrics

I've seen the light in many eyes grow dim

I've watched my cup spill over its brim

I've seen the pain in young beggar's eyes

But I won't be seein' hers again soon

Now, God put Job to the test

And I'm glad to say that Job's now at rest

But I wish his faith lived on with us still

And could comfort us

Oh, Allison, you have left us all bitterly alone

As we stand up and face the truth

That our strength was derived from you

As we look into the hole that you've left

I hope we'll find some wisdom in there

But until the day that we do

I hope there's a God to comfort you, my Allison

Now, it's been my experience here

On this great painful spinning corrupt sphere

Somewhere God must be alive and well

And watching us

The death of one so young is unfair

No one can doubt this fact, it is the truth

Yet somehow I know this all works out

In God's mind

Oh, Allison, you have left us all bitterly alone

As we stand up and face the truth

That our strength was derived from you

As we look into the hole that you've left

I hope we'll find some wisdom in there

But until the day that we do

I hope my God is holding you, my Allison

I'm tempted to lose faith in the One

Whose almighty hand rules in love

But were there no God in the sky

There'd be no Allison