Fading Memories

[verse 1] [piano intro] [sorrowful male vocalist] [male singer] [male] [male vocals] [sorrowful] [forte] ooooo it's been ages oh god it's been ages since i've flipped through these pages the memories coming back to me just like they were yesterday but they're gone these times we had are gone things always change with the passage of time-- but in my mind vividly i remember that time that we had our first kiss that we said our first goodbye and all the millions of other little things scattered throughout my mind and i'll always hold you close my dear my dear Don't worry about what happens while we grow older I'll keep track of things and remember what you can't remember what you can't because those memories for you are gone oh they're gone they're-- gone [verse 1] [piano intro] [sorrowful male vocalist] [male singer] [male] [male vocals] [sorrowful] [forte] things always change with the passage of time-- but in my mind i remember that time that we had our first kiss we said our first goodbye and all the millions of little things scattered throughout my mind and i'll hold them tight and i'll always hold you close my dear my dear Don't worry about what happens while we grow older I'll keep track of things and remember what you can't remember what you can't because those memories for you are gone oh they're gone they're-- gone [verse 1] [piano intro] [sorrowful male vocalist] [male singer] [male] [male vocals] [sorrowful] [forte] these times we had are gone things always change with the passage of time-- but in my mind i remember the time that we had our first kiss we said our first goodbye and all the millions of little things scattered throughout my mind and i'll hold them tight and i'll hold you close my dear my dear Don't worry 'bout what happens while we grow older I'll keep track of things everything all the big and little things that you hold dear i'll keep them here in my heart as your mind starts to fall apart even though they fade i'll keep track of everything so don't worry about a thing when your memories are gone when they're gone when your memories when your memories are gone [verse 1] [piano intro] [sorrowful male vocalist] [male singer] [male] [male vocals] [sorrowful] [forte] my dear Don't worry 'bout what happens while we grow older I'll keep track of things everything all the things that you hold dear i'll keep them here i'll keep the right here in my heart even though they fade i'll keep track of everything so don't worry about a thing when your memories are gone when they're gone when your memories when your memories are gone [verse 1] [piano intro] [sorrowful male vocalist] [male singer] [male] [male vocals] [sorrowful] [forte] you don't need to cry you don't need to say goodbye-- for the both of us i'll remember everything where you placed your keys when our child scraped his knee the words within our vows when we were in that run-down house all the things all the little things i'll remember everything even when they're gone even when they're gone even when they're gone [verse 1] [piano intro] [sorrowful male vocalist] [male singer] [male] [male vocals] [sorrowful] [forte] even when they're gone even when they're gone you don't have to cry you don't have to say goodbye-- i'll remember everything i'll remember everything every single little thing as your mind fades and your memories escape i'll remember everything every single little thing when they're gone when they're gone ooooo even when they're gone [verse 1] [piano intro] [sorrowful male vocalist] [male singer] [male] [male vocals] [sorrowful] [forte] when they're gone when they're gone ooooo even when they're gone so you don't have to cry you don't have to say goodbye-- i'll keep them here i'll keep them right here i'll keep them right here in my heart oooo i'll keep them here in my heart so as your memory fades don't worry bout a thing i'll hold on to everything and keep them right here i'll keep them here in my heart [verse 1] [piano intro] [sorrowful male vocalist] [male singer] [male] [male vocals] [sorrowful] [forte] i'll keep them here in my heart i'll keep them here in my heart i'll keep them here in my heart so you don't have to cry you don't have to say goodbye-- don't worry 'bout a thing i'll keep them right here i'll keep them here i'll keep them right here i'll keep them right here in my heart [outro] [outro] a heart shaped locket [end