Music and lyrics: M.L. Hammond

Everything seemed golden in that long-ago light…

Do you remember
I think I remember
we were young
and it was all so long ago
the light it was golden
the light it was holy
time was secret and time was slow
sun-warmed walls embraced us
held us present in the past
but nothing can remain the same
nothing can last

It was fall and we were falling
I recall the trees were turning
in the distance someone calling
and the scent of dry leaves burning
we were burning

do you remember
I can’t remember
who said “Stay,”
and who said “I don’t know”
the light it was flickering
the light it was fading
time was secret and time was slow
drifting words and glances
until finally no one spoke
shadows on the walls made patterns
then dissolved like smoke

It was fall and we were falling
I recall the trees were turning
in the distance someone calling
and the scent of dry leaves burning
we were burning

Do you remember…I think I remember…