While I don’t know what tomorrow will bring

I know that you are near when I hear a power tool sing .

When a hammer hits a nail and a drill does start

There will be a memory that stirs within my heart.

With the revving of an engine and the sound of a horn

I will remember you working from night until dawn.

Some men are just born with a tool in their hand

With every pillar and post they leave a legacy on our land.

You my dear Alan are one such a man

Who when somebody asks, you always say “no worries I can”.

While your time with us won’t be as long as it should be

We hope that our love for you, you will see.

You leave behind such greatness, a man full of dreams

You won’t be forgotten your life lives within our structures and beams.

The future will soon see us saying goodbye

But know dear Alan that your legacy will never die.

For every board that I walk and every tree that I pass

I will remember you mate and your memory will last.