Grandma's Box Of Memories

Grandma's Box Of Memories

Verse
On the shelf that cardboard box
Fills a special place
Grandma left it there for me
6 years ago today
When I hear the windchimes
Make music in the breeze
I wonder if she’s out there
Whispering to me

Chorus
Grandma’s box of memories
All covered up with dust
Pictures and old letters
Telling stories about us
I wish I’d opened it
While she was still alive
Just to hear her voice one more time
Explaining to us what’s inside


Verse
There she is with Uncle Tom
On her wedding day
Fishing for that rainbow trout
Before the preacher came
Back at Old Bill’s cabin
He’s feeding chipmunks on his knee
While brother Joe would play the harp
And Grandma sang off key

Chorus
Grandma’s box of memories
All covered up with dust
Pictures and old letters
Telling stories about us
I wish I’d opened it
While she was still alive
Just to hear her voice one more time
Explaining to us what’s inside


Bridge
She moved into a nursing home
To live her final days
Constant care and feeding
Replaced her carefree ways
She didn’t even know my name
When she reached the end
This box is full of treasure
Remembering a friend



Chorus
Grandma’s box of memories
All covered up with dust
Pictures and old letters
Telling stories about us
I wish I’d opened it
While she was still alive
Just to hear her voice
One more time
Explaining to us
What’s inside




Copyright August 6, 2010
Gordon Holmes
Daniel Wright