- "Here's to
the Memories:
- The Fourth
Year"
- by
- Debra Talley
- Originally
appeared in Our
Favorite Things 2
-
- Verse 1
- Here's to the
memories--
- Of learning how to
trust;
- Kisses shared at
dusk;
- Of rare alumni
portraits that would make a grown man blush--
- How lovely it's
been!
- Here's to the
memories--
- Of breathless
Christmas Eves;
- Trying not to
sneeze;
- Of consolation prizes
that help disappointments ease--
- How lovely it's
been!
- Seeing old London by
starlight;
- And romantic swims in
the moonlight;
- And dancing together
by firelight--
- What could
compare
- To times we've
shared?
- So here's to the
memories--
- Of fights that clear
the air;
- Tender loving
care;
- Of watching Rhett and
Scarlett kiss and taking it from there--
- How lovely it's
been!
-
- Verse 2
- Here's to the
memories--
- Of glances that
entice;
- London's rare
delights;
- Of evenings spent
behind closed doors on dark and stormy nights--
- How lovely it's
been!
- Here's to the
memories--
- Of letters on the
beach;
- Jailhouse kisses
sweet;
- Of growing even
closer while surviving on the street--
- How lovely it's
been!
- Intimate talks in
gazebos;
- Romantic reunions in
Soho;
- And passion filled
nights at the late show--
- Through thick and
thin,
- How great it's
been!
- So here's to the
memories--
- Of deportation
blues;
- Wedding bells for
two;
- Of standing by the
"captain" and repeating our I do's
- For better or for
worse, now my wandering days are through--
- How lovely it's
been!
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