- "Here's to the
Memories:
- The Fifth
Year"
- by
- Debra
Talley
- Tune:
"Thanks for the
Memory"
- Originally
appeared in Our
Favorite Things 4
-
- Verse 1
- Here's to the
memories--
- Of wedding
serenades,
- Jungle escapades,
- Of travel reservations
that were suddenly mislaid--
- How lovely it's
been!
- Here's to the
memories--
- Of glances that
adore,
- Kisses on the
floor,
- Of breathless bouts of
laughter at the Hotel del Amor--
- How lovely it's
been!
- Watching the telly
together,
- Letting the phone go
unanswered,
- And bidding adieu to all
others--
- What could compare
- To times we've
shared?
- So here's to the
memories--
- Of honeymoon
delays,
- Intimate soirees,
- Of daring to be bold and
take our chances, come what may--
- How lovely it's
been!
-
- Verse 2
- Here's to the
memories--
- Of Immigration woes;
- Love's romantic
glow;
- Of high jinks on the
dance floor that helped keep us on our toes--
- How lovely it's
been!
- Here's to the
memories--
- Of Irish nights so
rare;
- Happiness to
spare;
- Of loving arms that
offer peace and comfort in despair--
- How lovely it's
been!
- Finding and losing a
father
- And sharing the
heartache together;
- And learning to lean on
each other--
- What could compare
- To times we've
shared?
- So here's to the
memories--
- Of honeymoons for
two;
- Passion fired
anew;
- Of loving looks that
promise all our dreams will soon come true.
- Even after five years,
I'm still in love with you--
- How lovely it's
been!
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