Story Behind The Song

A memory of a day gone by brought the music and lyrics straight up from the depths.

Song Description

Remembering a childhood free from care, and the brother you shared it with.

Lyrics

Summer day, business lunch hour, Santa Fe
I'm hustlin down the street today
Full of my ambition
A lonesome tree, in the park across the street
Casts a shady spell on me
Like some kind of magician

Nothin I would rather do
Than spend an afternoon in the shade
With you

I got no time to linger
Still got a bunch of calls to make
But I just can't help from stoppin' here
Despite financial gain at stake
Deep down inside me
Stirs an old memory
Of you and I in days gone by
Relaxin' by our our favorite tree

Nothin I would rather do
Than spend an afternoon in the shade
With you

It was a happy time
And we were free from care
We shared our hopes and dreams
But now I wonder how
We got so far from there
With all our grown up schemes

We don't get together
We're busy people, that's a fact
Anyway those childhood days are gone
And there's just no way we can ever go back, no

The sun is sinkin'
I guess I won't be makin' those calls today
But I been thinkin'
Don't really matter much anyway
There is one phone call though
I know tonight I'm gonna make
It's to you, my brother
We're gonna find some time
To share some shade

Nothin I would rather do
Than spend an afternoon with you
An afternoon in the shade with you
With you
You