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I saw you driving in your car

Heading for an accident

You are so young

I was reluctant to say anything

I have been down that road before

You seemed so happy flying in your car

When I was a younger man

I enjoyed that road too

In my old car

Now I look back and say to myself

“I remember my old car

I had a lot of fun in it

Until I crashed it”

But I survived the wreck

My new car takes me even farther than the stars

May your future car take you even farther than the stars

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I.

Thrusted upon imagined shadows

Devoured by the cave

Heard your fingers calling

From the ivories to be brave

The lights were flickering & sliding

Bouncing off the walls

From your mind to mine

The wonder of it all

II.

Four men with umbrellas

Hiding from the rain

A woman standing on a horse

Down in New Orleans

III.

Looking out your window

I saw pumpkins on a porch

Scarecrows slept on banisters

While you were passed the torch

IV.

In haunted dreams & the field of terror

I welcomed the ghost of you

You held my hand through Dementia’s corridors

As polka dots threatened to undo

(artwork on eraser board by Daniel Lyons)

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(1st Verse)

Here we are once again

Right back where we began

We’re cooking in the kitchen

We’re watching holiday traditions

There’s a parade on TV

Floating by on the screen

The Lions and the Cowgirls

Battle for the drumsticks

(Chorus)*

Do not lose heart

This is our golden age

Do not let go of the memories we made

Though outwardly we are wasting away

Do not let memories grow old & grey

Inwardly we are being renewed day by day

Living in the moment

Making new memories

Remembering to give thanks

(2nd Verse)

Sitting at the table passing the peas

Bird in the middle, more mashed potatoes please

Sail that gravy boat on over to me

Want to pour it all over the white and dark meat

Asparagus and stuffing, corn on the cobb too

Three kinds of mushrooms are waiting for you

Marshmallows melted over Grandma’s yams

Cranberry sauce from the finest can

(Bridge)

We made it through the good and the bad

Here’s a toast to those we have and to those we had

Wherever you are, thanks for reminding us, Dad

Grant the wish of the broken bone that made the loser sad

(Chorus)*

Do not lose heart

This is our golden age

Do not let go of the memories we made

Though outwardly we are wasting away

Do not let memories grow old & grey

Inwardly we are being renewed day by day

Living in the moment

Making new memories

Remembering to give thanks

(3rd Verse)

Gobble gobble gobbling dessert

Sweet potato and pumpkin pie all over our shirts

*Most of the chorus is excerpted from 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Music: Keith Corcoran

Lyrics: Keith Corcoran and Evan Darragh

Acoustic Demo: Keith Corcoran