The memories lingers on. Jazz country

Lyrics

Memory Lingers On (a slow country waltz for Mama and Daddy) Verse 1 There's an old wooden house where the dirt road bends, Where the morning began and the long day would end, I can still smell the bread in the kitchen at dawn, And hear Mama hummin' her favorite old song. Daddy came in from the fields at noon, With dust on his boots and a whistled tune, They had so little, but gave all they had, And they made every hard day seem not quite so bad. Chorus And the memory lingers on, Like a sweet old lullaby song, Though the years have carried you home, Mama and Daddy, your memory lingers on. In the quiet when I'm all alone, I still hear you callin' me home, Though you're gone, you're never gone, 'Cause your memory lingers on. Verse 2 I remember the porch on a warm summer night, Daddy's old guitar in the soft evening light, Mama would sing while the fireflies flew, And I'd fall asleep to the sound of those two. When fever came callin', they'd sit up till morn, Holdin' my hand through the long, lonely storm, I never knew then what their hearts had to bear, But I always knew they would always be there. (Chorus) Bridge Now I'm older than they were back then, And I'd give all I own to be that child again, Just to run through that door, hear them say my name, And feel their arms around me just the same. Lord, if they're listening up there tonight, Tell them their little one turned out all right. Verse 3 (soft) Now my own hair is silver, my steps they are slow, And the old wooden house fell down long ago, But when I close my eyes, they're still standing there, Daddy's hand on her shoulder, and love in the air. Final Chorus And the memory lingers on, Like a sweet old lullaby song, In this aging heart where you belong, Mama and Daddy, your memory lingers on. Thank you for the love you've shown, For the seeds of kindness sown, Till the day that I come home, Mama and Daddy, your memory lingers on… Yes, your memory lingers on.