In the small town of Henry, where the Illinois river flows,
We’d spend our days laughing, as the mallards would go.
But now the fields are empty, the barns echo too,
Missin' all my friends, feelin’ lonesome and blue.
Austin and Marissa, their smiles could light the night,
Gone too soon, without a chance to make things right.
We’d fish by the river, and chase the setting sun,
Now the days feel hollow, since they've been gone.
Mallards forever, in the memories we keep,
Echoes of laughter, as we lay down to sleep.
Here's to old days, with friends we used to know,
Rest in peace, Marissa and Austin, you'll always have our love.
Saturday nights at the diner, we'd gather 'round a fire,
Talkin’ ‘bout dreams, and all our heart's desires.
But the diner’s now empty, the flames have burned cold,
Missin’ all my friends, their stories left untold.
Sometimes the wind whispers, carrying voices past,
Remindin’ me of days, when life wasn’t moving fast.
We’d dance in the starlight, to a tune of our own,
Now it's all faded, as I stand here alone.
Mallards forever, in the memories we keep,
Echoes of laughter, as we lay down to sleep.
Here's to old days, with friends we used to know,
Rest in peace, Marissa and Austin, you'll always have our love.
