Silly Little Things

Looking back now I’d have thought I’d left this town
find myself and never settled down
but the kids they come on quickly
and now I’m pushing sixty
watching Barney with the grandkids
Playing cards when they go down

that’s just how it goes I guess
I don’t think I ever will forget
The way Sally looked
in her wedding dress

but she’s six years gone now
I wish I could tell you how bad it hurts
to win at cards
without laughing at her scowl

I’m still at that some church
and I can’t explain the pain
of watching old friends go
And new ones leave

I always make my breakfast
I tie my tie on tight
And I watch the stars at night to find the one that Sally liked

It’s the silly little things
Like when I hear the doorbell ring
that remind me how good
it is to be alive

I go to Terry’s on Tuesday
wings at the bar on Wednesday
volunteer at the Y
do my best to exercise

my daughters always say
you know that maybe I should date
but their mother is the one
and for her I’ll have to wait

And it’s the silly little things
like having coffee with my cream
that remind me how good it is to be alive