Story Behind The Song

Alzheimers Love Song. Sad and sweet.

Song Description

Love song

Lyrics

Pockets of Her Memory

she put a mousetrap in her pocket
and he crawled inside to hide,
now he's stuck in there forever
and she's on the other side...

in the farthest little corners,
there were memories and lint
and the residue of wishes
that were not so wisely spent

and she turned them inside out
and she shook them in the wind
and the memories were scattered
like the seeds of might have been

and the pockets of her memory
grew weak around the seams
and the days so long gone by
haunted today's dreams

and she remembered barely yesterday
but years past shone like gold
when the pockets of her memories
were not so frail and old

like a farmer in the field
after harvest time is past
he searches for the gleanings
that will help her memory last

here's a bit of courtship
he adds it to his pack
but he knows the shattered pieces
won't really bring her back

and life turned her inside out
and it shook her in the wind
and the heart of her was scattered
like the jewels of way back when

and the pockets of her memory
ragged, thin and worn
spill forth a trail of bread crumbs
that will not lead her home

and she remembered not this old man's face
but a young one, fresh and true
when the pockets of her memories
were still unused and new

he sits beside her every day
he hides the pain he feels
he searches for a piece of her
the dread disease can't steal

now she's lost and frightened
almost like a child
but in his heart the love's as strong
as when she first beguiled

before life turned her inside out
before it shook her loose
before she lost her way among
the memories of her youth

and the pockets of his memory
are strong and full of love
and though she's old and worn away
she still fits him like a glove

and he remembers everything
and holds her in his heart
and somehow holds together
what the claws of fate would part.