The Banquet

The Banquet Grammy’s been givin As long as she’s been livin A little over 96 years And now she’s going for a ride To the other side And though there’ll probably be a few tears She’s smiling and knowing That she’s bound for going To a heaven and a lord that’s fair Where her Hughie will be waiting And they’re already plating For a gala with a heavenly flare She’ll be going to the banquet At the top of the stairs And anyone she ever lost Is gonna be right there Yeah she’s going to the banquet It’s gonna be a big feast And anything that she’s been holding in It’s gonna be released Hughie’s been gone two years by now And she’s just been getting by But no heartache would ever take The twinkle from her eye But still to certain slings and arrows No body is immune Like her grandson Joel God rest his soul Who left us way to soon And now she’s going to the banquet At the top of the stairs And anyone she ever lost Is gonna be right there Yeah she’s going to the banquet It’s gonna be a big feast And anything that she’s been holding in It’s gonna be released I remember the time In the winter ‘09 We saw them in Palm Bay Where happy hour with their friends at 5 Was the best part of their day Then they hit the breaks And they pulled up stakes And they moved up north for good To the house they made their home nearby Like we all hoped they would And now she’s going to the banquet At the top of the stairs And anyone she ever lost Is gonna be right there Yeah she’s going to the banquet It’s gonna be a big feast And anything that she’s been holding in It’s gonna be released And now she’s going to the banquet At the top of the stairs Where anyone she ever lost Is gonna be right there Yeah she’s going to the banquet It’s gonna be a big feast And anything that she’s been holding in It’s gonna be released Yeah anything that she’s been holding in It’s gonna be released