" 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.