FAWM: "Life Lessons"

Life Lessons

1 week ago by @mandolinda

Life Lessons

mandolinda

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Liner Notes

#girlwithguitar , an early Valentine for my husband

Lyrics

Life Lessons
[Verse 1]
possessions are fleeting
you hold them awhile
they fade and they tarnish
degrade in a pile

stacked up on a shelf
all covered in dust
forgotten and unloved
starting to rust

[chorus]
those things that we bought long ago
brought home from a fabulous show
items of value, or worth nothing at all
we keep on the shelves in the hall
once in awhile we may look
and remember the joy that it brought
but the years have passed by and we're no longer sure
why we thought it should be here at all

[verse 2]
memories are fleeting
they come and they Go
the things might remind us
sometimes yes, sometimes no

taking them down
to clean and to dust
to pack up and donate
seems so unjust

[bridge]
the things we collect through the years
reminders of joys or of tears
now edited for the next stage of life
and reduced to a precious few

[chorus]
you can't take it with you, the old saying goes
hard to face when you're going through it
Yet in letting go, we find release
A lighter heart, a sense of peace
For what remains, the treasures true
Are not in things, but me and you
Memories live on in hearts so wide
A wealth that stays, when we're side by side.

Comments

@musicsongwriter 1d

Beautiful, moving song. So nice to listen to.

@coolparadisoMod 1w

what a lovely touching song. much deeper than a first look might show.

@hmstreetteam 1w

I love to hear a song that touches on clutter clearing. This song paints a detailed picture that I think the listener will relate to even if they live a very different kind of life.

@hazeyjane 1w

Your recording is clipping like crazy but over and above that the song is a delight. Your voice is captivating and sounds utterly sincere. I’m rather taken by this piece of loveliness.