Story Behind The Song
Someone I knew was getting a divorce...the only thing they wanted were the photographs of family trips.
Song Description
As someone prepares for divorce, they begin to contemplate what to do with their "half" of the posessions and realize that it is not the "things" they will miss, but the moments captured in family photos.
| Song Length |
4:08 |
Genre |
Folk - Country |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Regret, Sorrow |
| Similar Artists |
Martina McBride, Joan Baez |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
verse) There's a photo of that fishing trip with Billy in the fall
The faded leaves in shades of red and gold
And I can almost see the wind making ripples on the lake
And the rainbow tugging hard on Billy's pole
(Chorus)Give me that memory; it just clutters up your shelf
The moment that is frozen in that faded photograph
You can take all my possessions; I don't really want my half..
But let me have the memory in that old photograph.
(verse) There's a photo of my Susie taken on the night of prom
A vision wrapped in taffeta and lace
And, Lord, I still remember how it seemed like overnight
A woman blossomed in her teenage face
(Chorus)
(Bridge) These were not just any ordinary times of life
Times like these were far and few between....
(verse)There's the photo of my baby girl the night that she was born
All wrinkled up with dreams around her face
And she looked so small and helpless as I held her in my arms
And I felt as if this heart of mine would break
(Chorus)
You can take all my possessions; I don't really want my half
But let me take my memories in that old photograph
© 2004 Charlotte Seawell