Story Behind The Song
I wrote this song a year or so after my father's death. Such a terrrible event put a lot of perspective on my life. Since then, I've felt that every note and every word I write, every class I teach, every lasting impression I make is my one chance to do
Song Description
This song is about the inescapable power of time.
| Song Length |
4:03 |
Genre |
Jazz - General, Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cool |
Subject |
General |
| Similar Artists |
James Taylor |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Chorus:
Time goes by and memories descend for free
Time goes by and photographs pretend to be
And I want to cry, 'cause everything is passing by
Time goes by, yes time goes by
Verses:
Please remember, don't surrender all you knew, all you were
Write these words down, hold your tears down, I will too, I will too.
If they never see or hear about your legacy
All the good times, all the bad times, they collect, they collect
In the chapters of the captors memories, memories
If they never see or hear about your legacy
Bridge:
They say memories they last in the distant past
And all we leave behind, is all we can recall