" 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…

Sad country ballad, male