Life is unfair, so they tell me
'Cause they think I wouldn't know.
They only can see a cheap gimmick
On their children's favorite show
They say, "Oh, that's just foam and a wire
Attached to a green velvet sleeve
Anyone can do that" - well, that's true, I suppose
But who else can make them believe?
What can I say without you there to guide me?
How else am I supposed to give?
How can I sing without you there beside me?
How else am I supposed to live?
You could never do the expected
I was just an idea in a bog
But you sewed up your dream and we made quite a team
Jim and Kermit, a boy and his frog
It was me, Rolph, and you - well, I think that he knew
There was something that you and I had
The magic we made just kept growing
And none of it ever was bad
Then came Ernie and Scooter and Gonzo
Doctor Teeth, Cookie Monster, and more
But now all those voices are silent
I want to go on ... but what for?
No one can make me what you did
No one could walk in your shoes
No one can make me forget you
That's not a thing that I ever choose.
I can't just let it be over
And you wouldn't want it that way
So I'll stand up and I'll face it
And, though not quite in your voice, I'll say:
I will go on without you there to guide me
There's so much more I can give
Whenever I sing, you will be there beside me
As long as I keep you, you'll live
We just wanted to make people happy
I was always much more than your toy
I will never regret and I'll never forget
What we had
I'll miss you, Dad
This frog and his boy