Round Mountain and thinking of Chris

This past Sunday I attended a concert by Round Mountain for the second time since learning about them. Round Mountain is connected to our family through Vee Henry Rothschild, the beloved but unfortunately now deceased husband of Jacqui, Chris' mother and therefore his step-father. Vee Henry had 3 sons, just like Jacqui and one of these sons also had sons, Robbie and Char Rothschild, who are Round Mountain.

Unwittingly, they played the song posted below at the concert I attend yesterday and although they had written it for a dear friend of theirs, all I could think of was Chris and tears kept welling up in my eyes, I couldn't stop them, as the song played.

At the break I told Robbie how moved I'd been and how it had brought Chris to my mind and he was sorry I'd been sad, but I told him it was ok. It was good to have him there with us. The song is lovely, and if it is still up as you read this, you can download a free version of the song from their website.

Maitreya ©2005 C. Rothschild

A fool am I though touched by grace
when shone on by the sun
I felt it shining on my face
in the presence of this one dear man,
in the presence of this one.

Chorus:
My dear companion, how can I say goodbye to you?
It echoes through the canyons of this heart to lose a friend so true.

If I should live one hundred years
I'll never forget your ways
I hope to spend as much time as you did
with a smile upon my face,
with a smile upon my face.

Chorus

And when I close my eyes at night
your smiling face I see.
How can I ever say goodbye?
You live inside of me,
You live inside of me.

Our dear companion, how can we say goodbye to you?
It echoes through the canyons of this heart to lose a friend so true.