Days of Innocence

Lying in the shade with you, 
beneath the weeping willow tree.
There was no one else in the world, 
that could love you as much as me.

With the bright sun shining down from,
another clear and cloudless day.
We made a vow to each other, 
we would always keep it that way.

Chorus:
I long for those days of innocents, 
our laughter floating on the wind.
Lying on a blanket on the grass,
with you there in my arms again.
But the days kept on turning faster,
promises made, faded away.
Sometimes our hearts just can’t write the checks,
for the bills that have to be paid.

When I hear one of those old song,
drifting out from my radio.
My memories start getting strong,
and right back to that hill I’ll go.
I wonder, do you think of me,
those nights when the moon rises high.
Do you remember that first kiss,
the wanting hidden in my eyes.

Repeat Chorus:

I wish that I could blame someone else,
for why I turned and walked away.
But, sometimes our hearts can’t write the checks,
for the bills that still have to be paid.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Wolf Avatar
January 3, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Nicely done. I'd market it if I were you. Great commercial potential, methinks. (And that is not meant to denigrate its quality, by the way).
Brotherton Avatar
January 5, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Thank, my friend. But my father and my brother were the musician in my family. Sad to say that I am just a wannabe. Tormenting my poet friend with my nonsense.
Rolland Avatar
January 3, 2026 at 7:03 PM
enjoyed, better blaming others, i think
Brotherton Avatar
January 5, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Thank you, my friend.
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