Tarnished Ol' Photograph

(album: Rogue Taxidermy - 2013)

In this tarnished and old photograph
We race through a field of green
There was nothing we held on our backs
We were young we were wild and free
When we got to bridge
Where you almost passed out from the sweltering heat
I ran back to the house
To grab you some water and something to eat

And your skin it glistened in the sun
And what shown on the river reflections of love
And the smoke from our cigarettes
Twirled through the wind
We twirled through the air and almost off the bridge
And you kept me from falling so I kept you laughing
The bird in the trees kept on ratt-a-tatt tatting
The water below us it shimmered like gold
And I swore in that moment with you I'd grow old

And still to this day when I study your smile
I arrive at that bridge where I'll rest for a while
And chat with the birds
From that river of gold
Of mysteries, freedom, and memories old

In this optimistic and fresh photograph
We'll stand and hold hands at the start of a path
And we'll look to each other and tell one another
I love you, you won't walk alone