This is a song for Desiree Jump, my mother.

Lyrics

Song for Desiree

Worn pages of photographs,
Memories of your crazy laugh,
Bring back the smiles.

In time,
What will remain
Are the rules of the game,
Though the players move on.

Chorus
The space
Where you live
Continues to give
The light that shines’
In your eyes.

The breeze
Catches the scent
Of a flower that’s spent its life
Just for this moment.

Yes, it’s true,
It reminds me of you,
And your eyes brightly blue,
Shining in the sun.

And so
Your laughter is not gone.
Your song is still strong to me.
For I have your memory.

Worn pages of photographs,
Memories of your crazy laugh,
Bring back the smiles.

Chorus
The space where you live
Continues to give
The light that shines’
In your eyes.

In time,
What will remain
Are the rules of the game,
though the players move on.