Story Behind The Song
I started this song about 2 or 3 months after my father died and finished it fairly quickly but never completed the recording until just recently.. John Updike's passing and the reference to his book I was reading when my father passed away was the inspir
Song Description
This song came from the passing of my father in Dec 2006.. we're all going to die someday and in this lifetime all we have to hold on to is the memeories of our life with our loved ones...
| Song Length |
3:26 |
Genre |
Pop - Easy Listening, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Father, History, Past |
Similar Artists |
Wilco, Neil Young |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
MEMORIES - lyrics and music by Richard C. Tollini (Kluso) Ac2007
Distant declarations bring a cold December flood
So... I'm going home to California
You're calling me now, You're calling me
Light another cigarette, it seems to pass the time
The broken cup exposes where all the stains have dried
So, we're gonna see now what's it gonna be
You say our father's flame is burning silver, gold and red
Like the snowball frames on a movie reel that slowly melt away -
On a sunny day On a sunny day
Sidewalk racing boats navigate an early summer rain
Mother clears the table and brushes all the crumbs away
With her memories....along with her memories
Wanderings set our hearts on fire like driving in a burning car
The golden moments seem to slowly fade away
And even when we find our way home, it will never be the same
We're all gonna have to deal with this someday
The cold slate gray of a winter's day clouds our father's face
and I find myself in the midst of the life of Updike's Mr. Bech and his miseries, all his misery
I see my stained reflection shining in my children's eyes
But somehow even a 5-pin can stand up against the rage of life
Well we're gonna see now - what it's gonna be
with our memories
we live with our memories
All our memories
we live with our memories