Tracie Potochnik - When The Day Was Done

When the Day Was Done

The overpasses turned to covered bridges
On the two-hour drive down to my grandma's house
We pulled off on the dirt road that led to Bedford County
Where the August sun burned the grass tops brown
She'd tend to the zucchini in the garden
And I'd run straight down to the creek to wade
When evening came she'd pick and slice the peaches
That'll always be how summer tastes
There was so much that I didn't know back then
And so much that I'd give now to talk to her again
I guess I never really thought to ask her
And I'll never get a chance now that she's gone
The fading twilight swallowed our unspoken words
We sat silently when the day was done
You know she'd never talk much about trouble
But others told me that she had her share
The times that she was left with just a prayer to her name

Did she feel broken down beyond repair?
As the sunset turned the steel blue sky to red
There were so many things between us left unsaid
I guess I never really thought to ask her

And I'll never get a chance now that she's gone
The fading twilight swallowed our unspoken words
We sat silently when the day was done

If I had just one more day there's so much I'd want to know
How to make it through the heartache of having nothing real to show
Why the world turns so fast when there's still so far to go

I'll have to find out on my own
I guess I never really thought to ask her
And I'll never get a chance now that she's gone
The fading twilight swallowed our unspoken words
We sat silently
We sat silently
We sat silently when the day was done