I keep this photograph
Of you in autumn in the clear October light
You're framed by golden leaves
And there's a hint of gentle laughter in your eyes
I keep this photograph
I tried to write a poem
And forever hold your magic in my lines
I tried to write a poem
To catch your spirit for all time
I tried to write a poem
But my pictures and my poems can't replace you
They're just shadows on a page
Each time I try to recreate you
You slip further away
I played our favourite songs
And I read your old love letters all the time
I'm living in the past
Where I can pretend that once again your mine
I can pretend your mine
But love songs and love letters can't replace you
'Though I long for yesterday
Each time I try to recreate you
You slip further away
I've got to learn to put these things behind me
But for the night I'm gonna dream that you're beside me
(Instrumental)
'Though my pictures and my poems can't replace you
They're just shadows on a page
Each time I try to recreate you
You slip further away
I keep this photograph
I tried to write a poem
I play our favourite songs