From the recording Echolocation
Lyrics
Old Song
I am writing an old song that may smell of roses
That may feel like sunshine and hot summer nights
I am writing an old song we might have been singing
While washing the dishes so long ago
And the firefly laughter that floats up the stairwell
And brightens the hallway right into my room
And the flowers you’re wearing the thin summer cotton
Might dress up my old song when I’m thinking of you
And the band concert summers the local boys playing
We are lying on blankets we are waiting for stars
And the 7th chords melting like sweet cotton candy
I just wish I could hold them like a child in my arms
I am writing an old song that sways like a porch swing
That’s banging like screen doors released in my mind
I am writing an old song I am hearing you singing
A sweet quiet harmony like you sang long ago
The band concert summers the local boys playing
We are lying on blankets we are waiting for stars
And the 7th chords melting like sweet cotton candy
I just wish I could hold them like a child in my arms
I am writing an old song that sways like a porch swing
That’s banging like screen doors released in my mind
I am writing an old song I am hearing you singing
A sweet quiet harmony like you sang long ago.