Fading Memories

[Verse] Under the oak tree we'd sit and dream, Like we've got all the time in the world, it seemed. Trails of dust on a summer day, Laughing 'bout tomorrow like it's light years away. [Verse 2] The years slipped by like a breeze on a lake, Didn't see the change, 'til it was too late. A closet full of empty, promises sold, Now I find myself, growin' lonely and old. [Chorus] And I wonder where the time has gone, Plans and dreams that never dawned. In the mirror seein' lines of regret, For all the things I chose to forget. Life ain't forever, now I understand, Wish I'd held on tight, to that young man's plan. [Verse 3] Walking down the road of memories past, Wishing I could make those moments last. But the hands of time, they don't rewind, Leaving behind, a heart that pined. [Bridge] Now the oak tree stands, tall and strong, Witness to a life where I went wrong. If I could turn back to that simpler place, I'd find the courage, to embrace. [Chorus] And I wonder where the time has gone, Plans and dreams that never dawned. In the mirror seein' lines of regret, For all the things I chose to forget. Life ain't forever, now I understand, Wish I'd held on tight, to that young man's plan. [Outro] So here's to the dreams we leave behind, May they find a home in another's mind. Under the oak tree, where we used to dream, Forever young, in a timeless scene.