Marigold Never Goes Out

2 weeks ago by @mandolinda

Marigold Never Goes Out

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#singersongwriter #titular #labourday #aging #sheezer
Just sitting around on a Friday night, thinking about some of my friends down the street at a retirement home. I used three titular titles and melded the ideas together to make this song lyric. Marigold Never Goes Out, Between the holidays, and lonely grandma

Lyrics

Marigold Never Goes Out

[Verse 1]
marigold never goes out shopping
but she knows the delivery vans
she waits by the window and watches
sipping chamomile tea from a can

she sits there and wonders, patiently
while knitting a row for the third time
should I wave hello, give a big smile
and be thankful for Amazon Prime

[Chorus]
Every lonely grandma
waits for a visit
between the big holidays
once or twice would fill the void
but the family's so busy nowadays
the grandchildren are grown ups
with busy lives of their own
they might make an effort to call
but a hug's just not the same on a telephone

[verse 2]
marigold sits with the other grandmas
they keep each other company
most live their days in the very same fashion
as they pass some photos triumphantly

telling their stories around the circle
smiles slowly fade to a yearning gaze
as they take turns to regale the events
lost in the moments of long gone days

[bridge]
maybe tomorrow, we'll go visit the town
and have tea at the high street cafe
eat buttermilk scones with raspberry jam
treat ourselves like on a proper holiday

[outro]
Every lonely grandma dreams of adventures,
like dancing under the moonlit rays.
cherishing the memories they hold so dear,
in the twilight of their golden days.

They yearn for the warmth of a heartfelt hug,
beyond the screens and digital haze.
And maybe one day, will come a knock on the door
with some hugs and laughter between the holidays.

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