Memory of That Place

[Intro] A quiet street, dimmed by memory’s soft glow Footsteps echo where we laughed long ago [Verse 1] We carved our names on the wind-worn wall of that cafe Sipped stories, let the minutes drift away Now the window sighs with dust and a sigh of rain I trace the scene and feel you like a distant flame [Pre-Chorus] If time could slow its heart and hold us tight I’d say a thousand I wish I’d said that night [Chorus] Oh, what we had slips through the hands of time Like chalk on pavement fading from the sun’s bright shine If I listen close, I hear your voice in the air Whispering that place is gone, but love was there [Verse 2] The streetlight leans to listen as I pass by A melody of echoes under the overcast sky We’re wiser now, yet longing keeps its hold For laughter that warmed the winter, for stories told [Pre-Chorus] If memory could bloom again in our hands I’d hold each promise till the arctic ends [Chorus] Oh, what we had slips through the hands of time Like chalk on pavement fading from the sun’s bright shine If I listen close, I hear your voice in the air Whispering that place is gone, but love was there [Bridge] Maybe someday the wind will carry back your name And I’ll smile at the doorway we’ll never pass again [Chorus] Oh, what we had slips through the hands of time Like chalk on pavement fading from the sun’s bright shine If I listen close, I hear your voice in the air Whispering that place is gone, but love was there [Outro] So I walk on, with the memory soft and near A bittersweet compass leading me back to you here