“Christmas is the time of year, for being with the ones we love. Sharing so much joy and cheer. What a wonderful feeling, watching the ones we love having so much fun. Why can’t it remain all through the year, each day the same? That’s what I wanna hear. It’s truly amazing, that spirit of… Continue reading Ghosts of Christmas
Category: remembering
Candles in the Wind
“And it seems to me you lived your life, like a candle in the wind. Never knowing who to cling to when the rain set in. And I would’ve liked to know you, but I was just a kid. Your candle burned out long before your legend ever did. Loneliness was tough, the toughest role… Continue reading Candles in the Wind
Auld Lang Syne
“Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should old acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne? For old times since my dear, for auld lang syne. We’ll drink a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne. And surely you’ll have your pint cup, and surely I’ll have mine. And we’ll drink… Continue reading Auld Lang Syne
A Merry Little Christmas
“From now on, our troubles will be out of sight. Have yourself a merry little Christmas, make the yuletide gay. From now on, our troubles will be miles away. Here we are as in olden days, happy golden days of yore. Faithful friends who are dear to us, gather near to us once more. Through… Continue reading A Merry Little Christmas
Homeward Bound
“But all my words come back to me, in shades of mediocrity. Like emptiness in harmony, I need someone to comfort me. Homeward bound, I wish I was homeward bound. Home where my thought’s escaping, home where my music’s playing. Home where my love lies waiting silently for me, silently for me.” It’s Thanksgiving Week… Continue reading Homeward Bound
Those Were the Days
“Then the busy years went rushing by us, we lost our starry notions on the way. If by chance I’d see you in the tavern, we’d smile at one another and we’d say.…those were the days my friend, we thought they’d never end. We’d sing and dance forever and a day. For we were young… Continue reading Those Were the Days
She’s My Mother
“She’ll take you in, feed your friends. Her open arms are welcoming. She’ll rub your back all night when you’re crying, she’ll listen to you tell your story. Hold your fear and all your worries, help you find the truth when they’re all lying. Even when it’s hopeless, she keeps trying. She’s your mother, you… Continue reading She’s My Mother
A Lonely Boy
“In the summer of ’65, his mother brought him a sister. And she told him, we must attend to her needs, she’s so much younger than you. Well, he ran down the hall and he cried, oh how could his parents have lied? When they said he was their only son, he thought he was… Continue reading A Lonely Boy
I Wanna Go Back
“I was listening to the radio, heard a song, reminded me of long ago. Back then, I thought that things were never gonna change, it used to be that I never had to feel the pain. I know now that things will never be the same. Now I wanna go back and do it all… Continue reading I Wanna Go Back
Glory Days
“Think I’m going down to the well tonight and I’m gonna drink till I get my fill. I hope when I get older I don’t sit around thinking about it, but I probably will. Yeah just sitting back trying to recapture a little of the glory of. Well the time slips away and leaves you… Continue reading Glory Days