MEMORIES Copyright 1999.   I AM STROLLING BY THE SEA SO BLUE MY HEAD IS FILLED WITH THOUGHTS OF YOU TWO YOUNG PEOPLE STARTING OUT IN LIFE I SEE YOU TAKE ME FOR YOUR WIFE   I AM LOOKING OUT ACROSS THE SEA I AM REMEMBERING DAYS OF YOU AND ME I FEEL THE BREEZE UPON MY FACE ANOTHER TIME ANOTHER PLACE   I SEE A YOUNG MAN TALL AND STRONG I SEE A YOUNG GIRL THEY BELONG THEIR ZEST FOR LIFE FOR ALL TO SEE I SEE A COUPLE YOU AND ME   I SEE A YOUNG WIFE HEAVY WITH CHILD I SEE A HUSBAND SO BEGUILED I SEE A BABY YOU AND ME I SEE A PERFECT FAMILY   I AM LOOKING DOWN ON GOLDEN SANDS I FEEL THE TOUCH OF FAMILIAR HANDS I HEAR OUR SON SAY YES I DO HIS PRETTY WIFE SAYS I DO TOO   I AM WALKING AGAIN ALONG THE SHORE MY BODY IS HOT MY EYES ARE SORE I SEE A MAN WITH HAIR TURNED GREY A TIRED BODY COMING HOME EACH DAY   I AM LISTENING FOR A KEY IN THE DOOR I AM BATHING HANDS CHAFFED AND SORE I AM REMEMBERING WITH TEARS OF JOY WE ARE GRANDPARENTS OF A BABY BOY   I FEEL THE TEARS RUN DOWN MY FACE AND VANISH IN SAND WITHOUT A TRACE I SEE A BODY LYING STILL I FEEL THE PAIN I ALWAYS WILL   I SEE A FUNERAL TAKING PLACE I SEE A CROWD WITHOUT A FACE I WANT TO SCREAM I AM GOING MAD I SEE A SON WITHOUT A DAD   I AM LOOKING OUT TO SEA AGAIN I FEEL THE HEAT AND RE- LIVE THE PAIN I SEE GRANDCHILDREN ONE, TWO, THREE I DO NOT SEE YOU BUT I SEE ME   I AM WALKING HOME ACROSS THE SANDS I FEEL THE TOUCH OF FAMILIAR HANDS THE FACE FAMILIAR THE SMILE UNIQUE YOU ALWAYS SMILE BUT NEVER SPEAK   I WATCH THE DAY DRAW TO AN END I KNOW MY BROKEN HEART WONT MEND BUT I THANK THE LORD FOR MY MEMORY IT ALWAYS BRINGS YOU BACK TO ME   Back