Time Passages

Holding onto the memories that time can’t erase

No matter the changes that life throws my way

Remembering the smile and shape of your face

As I place the ornaments on my tree

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The laughter and tears that are all part of our story

When we were tied down together - always you there before me

Never doubted you held all my pieces there for me

Until I could carry them all on my own

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You guided and prodded, always giving me your best

You held it together, whenever put to the test

When things got out of hand, you held me close to your chest

Making sure I was ready to fly

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And I did

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I did as we do, I flew off and left you behind

Made a world of my own, with thoughts of you on my mind

You always said grow and go, that’s my job, you cannot rewind

Time has a way of pushing ahead

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But on days like today when the weather turns cold

And my children are all grownup with lives all their own

And I long for a moment to steal away home

Where you always made me feel loved

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So, even though I can’t hold you and feel your touch

I remember you showing - that you loved me so much

And I carry you with me here when things get too tough

Because your memory is always enough