Lyrics

3 Dresser Drawers
Ed Bentley - Gail Wasserman -Writers
edbentley@mail.com
(Verse 1)
Mom and Dad built their home on six acres
Raised us kids by a mountain side
That little house was gonna last forever
Fifty years went by, like a beautiful ride

Then we lost Mama, everything changed for dad
He'd just stare out the window for days
Sometimes we'd call and he wouldn't answer
Just drifting farther away
(Pre - Chorus)
Doctors said he couldn't stay alone now
Needed someone watching night and day
That was the moment we all started thinking
Knowing he was slipping away

(Chorus)
We found him a room, just enough Space
For a bed, a lamp, and his old dresser
Packed up his life, all we could fit inside
A picture of him and Mama together
His checkerboard
Medals from the war
Things he just couldn't leave behind
80 years of living
Packed in 3 dresser drawers

(Verse 2)
Now he wakes each morning somewhere unfamiliar
With that same faraway look in his eyes
When I walk in, he starts asking questions
"Can you take me home tonight?"
"Please take me back, I miss my mountain
I hate that your mama's there all alone"
Then he looks down and goes quiet for a moment
Like somewhere inside... he knows
( Chorus 2 )
We found him a room, bareley enough room
For a bed, a lamp, and his old dresser
Packed up his life, all we could fit inside
A picture of him and Mama together
His checkerboard
Medals from the war
Things he spent a lifetime holding on to
Now whats left of his world
Packed in 3 dresser drawers
(Bridge)
He holds mama's picture
Like he's holding her hand
Says, "I need to get home now...
She won't understand"

(Final Chorus)
We found him a room, barely enough room
For a bed a lamp, and his old dresser
Packed up his life, all we could fit inside
A picture of him and mama together
His checkerboard
Medals from the war
A lifetime spent, loving and giving
Now the hard times, the good times
80 years of living
Packed in 3 dresser drawers
(Tag / Outro)
Three dresser drawers...
That's all that's left
Of the life he built with her