" Forgotten Down the Hall "

“Forgotten Down the Hall”
( Lyrics By Gerald Logan  )

( Verse 1 )
They wheeled me through those nursing home doors,
Said, “Mama, it’s best, cause here you’ll be cared for.”
I waved and smiled to hide the fear,
But deep inside I knew the truth was here.

( Chorus )
I’m just a memory they’ve laid away,
An old photograph that’s fading gray.
The ones I raised, they don’t call at all,
I’m just forgotten down the hall.
My heart still aches though my hands grow weak,
For the faces of children I long to see.

( Verse 2 )
The nurse says, “Honey, you’re not alone,”
But she don’t know the place I once called home.
Birthday cards stopped many years ago,
And Sunday dinners are a dream I still  hold.
I gave my life so they could stand tall,
Now I’m left waiting for a call.

( Chorus )
I’m just a memory they’ve laid away,
An old photograph that’s fading gray.
The ones I raised, they don’t call at all,
I’m just forgotten down the hall.
My tears fall soft where no one sees,
Still praying they’ll come back to me.

( Bridge )
Do they remember bedtime prayers,
Or the way I brushed back tangled hair?
Do they recall the nights I stayed awake,
To comfort their little hearts, cause they were afraid?
I’d give the world for one embrace,
But Illness has locked me in this place.

(  Chorus )
I’m just a memory they’ve laid away,
An old photograph that’s fading gray.
The ones I raised, they don’t call at all,
I’m just forgotten down the hall.

( Outro )
The silence lingers, the shadows grow,
But in my heart they’ll never know…
That even unloved, I still love them all,
Though I’m forgotten down the hall.

Country, male