I remember every story,
And those magic things you made.
Guess those were our days of glory.
'Cause now you've begun to fade.

Fade away, fade away.
Why do you have do fade away?
Your spirit ebbs with every passing day.
But why do you have to fade away?

You were resourceful and inventive.
Been there for me since I was born.
Now you seem so lost and pensive.
You're alive but still, I mourn.

Fade away, fade away.
Why do you have do fade away?
Your spirit ebbs with every passing day.
But why do you have to fade away?

I knew that someday you'd be going.
And I'd cry when you were gone.
Now instead, your mind is slowing.
Still, you try to carry on.

Fade away, fade away.
Why do you have do fade away?
I'll love you, Opa, 'till my dying day.
It kills me to watch you fade away.

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