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| The Days of Living on Grand Beatles playing in one room, Hank Williams in the next Ahh the days of living on Grand Jimmy at Nestle, Connie on the phone, Ronnie at the bakery Mom in the kitchen, frying chicken in the pan Ahh the days of living on Grand Dad gets home at five, been at the tar plant all day Sister and girlfriend talk of Dippity do While I eavesdrop on her conversation Listening to all she had to say Ahh the days of living on Grand To the south there�s the steel mill To the west, Curt�s greasy spoon I close my eyes even today I can still smell the cooking permeating the room Ahh the days of living on Grand The dog getting excited tells me it�s almost five That usually means he sees Dads car That my Dad will soon arrive Ahh the days of living on Grand So simple was the life, in this space in time Didn�t have much, and we expected less Life on Grand was just fine Ahh the days of living on Grand My brothers and sister had seen hard times From Advance to Kaseberg park they had been through And on to their own life they were about to embark The whole family would be moving off Grand somewhere anew Ahh the days of living on Grand Jimmy got married, Ronnie went off to war in Vietnam The family would soon be put to the test God would call Connie to be with him It�s taken me forty one years to this day to understand, this I must confess Ahh the days of living on Grand My thoughts drift back to these times, almost daily I think of life on Grand It�s like sand passing through the hourglass, releasing slowly Part of God�s master plan After many years of life�s paths, loves emotions, letters written and never sent, Memories of life on Grand will forever be, Etched in my mind, carved in my heart, Ahh the days of living on Grand for me Copyright � 2000 -2001 Dennis Hicks |
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| Mother Of My Child I don't need to write your name down here for you know who you are, the mother of my child on loan from God, our hearts hold him dear A special place in my heart, is occupied by you this space yours and yours alone always forever unchallenged and true No words on paper will ever make any person see how much this space is yours how much you've meant to me For your the Mother of my child this will never change I Loved you long before his life God chose to arrange He is us joined into one our brightest star in the sky our goodest of good on loan from God the best to come ,from you and I And here on this paper, with these words I wanted you to know How much I Loved you, and say Thank You Mother of my child, I love you so Copyright � 2000 -2001 Dennis Hicks |
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| Dad I have some questions By Dennis Hicks "Dad, will you teach me about Love someday"? "Yes, I'll try my best to son, although I may not be the best teacher," "Dad, will you explain about God to me"? "Yes I'll try to son, but it's better left to the preacher", "Dad, tell me about wisdom, is it as hard to learn as they say "?, "Well son, wisdom is something you acquire, along lifes pathway" "Dad, will you teach me honesty,and the difference between right and wrong"? "Yes I'll try my best son, as those answers too are part of Gods song" "Dad, where does the wind come from,and how do I know it's there, I cannot see it, no matter how hard I stare"? "Well son it also comes from above,like faith itself, you have to believe and know it's there" "Dad, will you teach me how to forgive, does that too come from above"? "Yes son, yes it does, it's brought us back to the original question , as I honestly believe and my wisdom says I'm right that I have an obligation my son to teach you Love" Copyright � 2000 -2001 Dennis Hicks |
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