Lida's Birthday

She has never known it easy Lida who is fifty five today And she does not wear any makeup or hair dye to cover her gray And she won't be having a birthday party she says what's to celebrate Life has not been happy for me since I lost Jim my soul mate Jim died in a work place accident two years ago last May Life without him seems so lonely for her I miss him so much she say We did not have any children he was all I had in life And I was such a lucky person to be such a good man's wife. Till the day the reaper claims me I will miss my beloved Jim And I never more will marry there is no replacing him I was such a lucky woman to have married such a fine man But we will not grow old together sometimes things don't go to plan. A happy birthday to you Lida is all that I can wish for you And though you've lost the great love of your life men like Jim are very few He would not wish you to be unhappy and life he would want you to enjoy Though him you will be missing until the day you die.