Story Behind The Song
This was written for an aging relative who was recently placed in a nursing home
Song Description
Written through the eyes of an elderly person with failing memory
This song received an HONORABLE MENTION from VH1's SONG OF THE YEAR contest, August 2004
| Song Length |
4:10 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving |
Subject |
Sadness, General |
| Similar Artists |
Indigo Girls |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
It's nice to see you, it's been so long
Oh, you say you were here yesterday
But I'm still glad to see your face, see your face again
There may be times I can't recall your name
But I know that you are friend or family
My heart remembers those closest to me, my heart remembers well
I can sense the sadness that you feel
But I don't think it's truly justified
Underneath, it's still me here inside, still just me
I may have lost a yesterday or two
But I still have the moment to live in
And dreams and feelings still exist within, still exist within
What is time, no one can really say
A rainbow to be cherished but not held
Maybe a bottomless wishing well, endless wishing well
So don't be weighed down with thoughts of what I've lost
There are traces left that I embrace
And love can never be erased, never be erased
Life goes on without a chronicle
Changes are what everyone must face
Maybe sometimes they are signs of grace, gentle signs of grace