If it should be that I grow weak
And pain should keep me from my sleep
Then you must do what must be done
For this last battle can't be won

You will be sad, I understand
Don't let this grief then stop your hand
For this day more than all the rest
Your love for me must stand the test

We've had so many happy years
What is to come can hold no fears
You'd not want me to suffer, so
The time has come; please let me go

Take me where my needs they'll tend
And please stay with me to the end
Hold me firm and speak with me
Until my eyes no longer see

Please don't be sad it must be you
Who has this sorrowful thing to do
We've been so close, we two, these years
Don't let your heart hold back its tears.

I know in time that you will see
The kindness that you did for me
Although my tail its last has waved
From pain and suffering I've been saved