No Days Go BY

No Days Go By

No days go by that I don’t wonder what your life would’ve been like
How deeply I wish you’d never taken that flight
You had just reached the pinnacle of womanhood
Just tasted the sweet, succulent fruit of true love
Just experienced startling world wide fame
You were now a household name
But in an instance you were gone from this world
In the blink of an eye we’d lost our “Baby Girl”
I remember it like it was yesterday
I was only in the eighth grade
Hadn’t had my chance to meet you face to face
Or see you perform live on stage
When my friends told me that you had died
I yelled and told them to stop their cruel lie
But then all the TV specials about you started to play
And honestly a piece of my heart died that day
I couldn’t accept the fact that you were gone
For many days I cried long and hard
You’d touched my life in such a profound, lasting way
You were the epitome of so many wonderful things
Dignity, poise, effortless grace
Heartbreaking beauty, unmatched talent and an inner glow that never did fade
You were the model that proved a person could have talent, beauty, fame
Yet all these things didn’t have to cause you to change
Now six years have gone by
But you’ve never been far from my mind
Yes, you have been imitated
But you are “One In A Million” and can never be duplicated
To hear you sing “No Days Go By”
Never fails to make me cry
I can’t watch “Rock The Boat”
I can’t listen to “I Miss You” on my stereo
I’m only reminded of the sadness that I feel
I don’t believe even time will heal
But in a moment of clarity I realized that you’d fulfilled your destiny
Your reason for being and your name’s true meaning
Your name means “The Highest Most Exalted One”
And you my sister were definitely a gift from God
So after completing your mission the Lord called you home
To be one of Heaven’s Angels where you belong
And I know deep in my heart you’re happy singing in the sky
But, Aaliyah not a day goes by that I don’t wish you knew how you’ve touched my life