Song Description

This song is about how your perspective changes as you get older. About a guy once young who was chasing a dream and then got married, settled and dreamed a new dream. One of providing for his family.

Lyrics

You taste the wine, the grapes of wrath have produced their fruit.
In the sands of time gone are the thrills of youth
Days run long and the night ends young.
Laborous times fueled by the sun.

Now you see your world through a different set of eyes.
What once seemed real is now just a dream you fantasize.
Page has turned leaving virtuous cause behind.
From the cradle to the grave.
The memories are what will save you.
When times up you'll want to say
You made life good in every way

Brick by brick your winding path has just been laid
Fate's bright light has just begun to fade
Your current trade though not by grand design
A means to an end contributes to the grind

Now you see your world through a different set of eyes
You have a family now that need you to provide
Choice has gone and reality's your plight

From the cradle to the grave.
The memories are what will save you.
When times up you'll want to say
You made life good in every way

You realize that it seems your life is set
Your hopes and dreams have all been laid to rest
The promise gone but the fire still exists

From the cradle to the grave.
The memories are what will save you.
When times up you'll want to say
You made life good in your own way

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

From the cradle to the grave.
The memories are what will save you.
When times up you'll want to say
You made life good in your own way

Music + Lyrics by Alex Merlo Copyright 2022