This is a song that I wrote for my good friend, Alice Mae, shortly after her husband died in 2003. They had been married for fifty-eight years and the romance that began in their youth continued through thick and thin - an inspiration for all of us.
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I see your image on the photograph
I close my eyes and feel that ocean breeze
And if I live to be one hundred and ten
God can take away my speech and my sight
As I rummage through this tattered shoe box
What a blessing in a moment like this
Life without you leaves a hole in my heart
Though I miss the way you made me laugh
If I live to be one hundred and ten
God can take away my speech and my sight Copyright 2003 David Elon Preston
I start to cry then I start to laugh
The picture�s faded but I still see that impish grin
Oh, that memory how it puts me at ease
It�s just the thing to bring me out of this state I�m in
I know I�ll never pass that way again
And Darling you know that�s perfectly fine with me
Take my hearing, that would be all right
I pray to Heaven though, He won�t take away
My memory
Its amazing all the things it unlocks
Flavors and fragrances of fifty-eight years with you
To be reminded of our very first kiss
Such sweet memories of days when our love was just new
For all of those decades we were never apart
Oh it hurts me, but I know it�s the way it must be
I can hear it through the photograph
Oh, your living and breathing inside
My memory
I know I�ll never pass that way again
And Darling you know that�s perfectly fine with me
Take my hearing, that would be all right
I pray to Heaven though, He won�t take away
My memory
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