" I Wished I Could Remember "

" I Wish I Could Remember "

( Lyrics By Gerald Logan )

( Verse 1 )

I see a swing set swayin’ in the summer breeze,

Barefoot boys runnin’ through the tall oak trees.

There was laughter, there was sunshine, I know it felt so right,

But the faces all are faded, like shadows in the night.

( Chorus )

I wish I could remember, the way their voices sounded,

The names we whispered secret, the dreams we had surrounded.

I can feel the warmth, but the pictures slip away,

Like letters left unwritten, or clouds that fade to gray.

I wish I could remember… I wish I could remember.

( Verse 2 )

A neighbor’s porch light glowin’ down a dusty lane,

Someone called me brother, but I can’t recall their name.

There was kindness in their eyes, I know I felt it then,

But the puzzle pieces scatter, I can’t put them back again.

( Chorus )

I wish I could remember, the way their voices sounded,

The names we whispered secret, the dreams we had surrounded.

I can feel the warmth, but the pictures slip away,

Like letters left unwritten, or clouds that fade to gray.

I wish I could remember… I wish I could remember.

( Bridge )

Time has a way of stealing, what the heart longs to hold,

The laughter of a childhood, the stories left untold.

I reach into the silence, but the echoes disappear,

Still my soul remembers how it felt to have them near.

( Chorus )

I wish I could remember, the way their voices sounded,

The names we whispered secret, the dreams we had surrounded.

I can feel the warmth, but the pictures slip away,

Like letters left unwritten, or clouds that fade to gray.

I wish I could remember… oh, I wish I could remember.

( Outro )

The faces may be gone now, but the feelings still remain,

Like a song without the lyrics, just a soft, familiar refrain.

I wish I could remember…