here are lyrics of a new song that mean a lot to me (sorry they're in french)

le complet noir de circonstance les yeux rougis le teint blafard
on s'est retrouve tous a coutances le ciel est gris le vent est froid
notre cortege tremble et s'elance les yeux baisses et le pas lourd
mais tout ca n'a plus d'importance tu es parti et pour toujours

tout le monde est la
il ne manque que toi
tout le monde est la

des visages sortis de l'enfance me reconnaisent et me sourient
a l'heure des condoleances ma tete est vide mon coeur meutrie
les larmes sont de circonstance moi qui n'avait jamais pleure
mais tout ca plus d'importance toi tu n'es plus a mes cotes

tout le monde est la
il ne manque que toi
tout le monde est la

devant des pierres grises et austeres je suis perdu j'ai peur j'ai froid
je n'arriverai pas a m'y faire qu'est ce que vous attendiez de moi
je n'irai pas dans vos cimetiere ce n'est pas une place pour les enfants
les souvenirs que je prefere sont ce de toi de ton vivant

tout le monde est la
il ne manque que toi
tout le monde est la

je dois me rendre a l'evidence cette therapie sur le papier
en ai-je le droit car ca n'a pas de sens ces souvenir dois-je les remuer
d'autre vies on plus d'importance les vivants doivent bien s'accrocher
mais je ne veux plus aller a coutances meme si je dois y retourner

tout le monde est la
il ne manque que toi
tout le monde est la (bis)

Something is wrong here. I was an english major in college, and I don't know any of these words....

Oh, now I see the problem - I'm a pompous American 

My three years of French might get me though the word for word translation, but not the true meaning......

TLS?   Oh, Teeeeee-Elllllllll-Esssssssss. Theres something here I want to shoooooooooow yoooooooooo.......

She ought to be along soon, hang on a minute...

I promice that as soon as I find the time I will try to get you a translation

i was just reviewing the actual song post, and i asked him to post the lyrics for me since i couldn`t make them ALL out perfectly

i`ll see what i can do... be back soon

XO, TLS

voila!

The black suit of circumstance
Reddened eyes, the paled faces
We all end up in Coutances,
The sky is gray, the wind is cold
Our cortege trembles and thrusts,  (that was bumpy, sorry)
Our eyes fall, our steps are heavy
But none of that matters,
You`re gone, and gone forever

Everyone is there,
They miss only You
Everyone is there...

Familiar faces from my childhood,
They recognize me, and smile at me
In the hour of condolences,
My head is empty, my heart is bruised
These tears of circumstance
Are from Me, who has never cried
But none of that matters anymore
You, you`re no longer at my side

Everyone is there,
They miss only You
Everyone is there...

Before gray and solemn rocks,
I'm lost, afraid, and cold
I won`t be able to make it there
What do you exect of me?
I won`t go into your cemetaries
It`s no place for children
The memories that I love
Are those of you...
The living You.

Everyone is there,
They miss only You
Everyone is there...

I've got to put myself to this,
This therapy on paper
Do I have the right to do just that?
Because it doesn`t make sense, these memories
Must I relive them?  (litterally, it`s "must I stir them up", but hey.  i`ve got some creative lisence here.)
In other lives, we`ve got more importance
The living should hold on tight
But I don`t want to return to Coutances anymore,
Even if I have to go back there

Everyone is there,
They miss only You
Everyone is there...
Everyone is there,
They miss only You
Everyone is there...

TLS, your a star!
Thank you.

vinceL so are you
I can relate most of this around the situation of loosing a loved one.
Very beautifully written and equally beautifully translated.

I should complain more often

instead of "total black" in the first sentence it's " black suit"

the world Coutances in the first and last verse is my home town

first verse again " le teint blafard" pale faced

second verse first line it's more "known faces from my childhood"

second verse again "my head is empty my heart is bruised"

the rest of the translation is amazingly good very well done

hehe, well... i`m doing my best 

i fixed the translations in my original post.

TLS