Driving through American towns
Just like the one before
The little church
The post office
And the liquor store
Memories of my past
Project like movies in my mind
I watch them play out
And then I leave them behind
It’s hard to miss what don’t exist anymore
The feeling starts to fade
As soon as it walks out the door
No use trying to make it change
If it’s gone
Might as well learn what we can
From the past
And keep keeping on
My father mowing the tall grass
In the front lawn
While I climbed our cherry tree
To watch the setting sun
Well, part of my heart stays in Cincinnati
Where I am from
Flowing down the Ohio River
By my grandparents farm
It’s hard to miss what don’t exist anymore
The feeling starts to fade
As soon as it walks out the door
No use trying to make it change
If it’s gone
Might as well learn what we can
From the past
And keep keeping on
Trying to make a fire in the snow
Trying to bring the light
Where the light don’t wanna go
All the King’s horses
And all the King’s men
Couldn’t put the past back together again
Can’t make it change
When it’s gone
It’s hard to miss what don’t exist anymore
The feeling starts to fade
As soon as it walks out the door
No use trying to make it change
If it’s gone
Might as well learn what we can
From the past and keep keeping on
Just like the one before
The little church
The post office
And the liquor store
Memories of my past
Project like movies in my mind
I watch them play out
And then I leave them behind
It’s hard to miss what don’t exist anymore
The feeling starts to fade
As soon as it walks out the door
No use trying to make it change
If it’s gone
Might as well learn what we can
From the past
And keep keeping on
My father mowing the tall grass
In the front lawn
While I climbed our cherry tree
To watch the setting sun
Well, part of my heart stays in Cincinnati
Where I am from
Flowing down the Ohio River
By my grandparents farm
It’s hard to miss what don’t exist anymore
The feeling starts to fade
As soon as it walks out the door
No use trying to make it change
If it’s gone
Might as well learn what we can
From the past
And keep keeping on
Trying to make a fire in the snow
Trying to bring the light
Where the light don’t wanna go
All the King’s horses
And all the King’s men
Couldn’t put the past back together again
Can’t make it change
When it’s gone
It’s hard to miss what don’t exist anymore
The feeling starts to fade
As soon as it walks out the door
No use trying to make it change
If it’s gone
Might as well learn what we can
From the past and keep keeping on
( Dolly Valentine )
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