I posted this song in August 2012 after hearing it on Community Radio one morning. Who knew that twelve years later, it would be so relevant to my life with elderly parents including one with dementia…
“Basket” – Dan Mangan
(I don’t think I’ve ever done this before but here are the song lyrics in their entirety:)
We are youngWe have years ahead maybeWe might fall in loveFall apartFall apartBefore it endsWell we should try to start
So I’ll go but I’m telling you I don’t wanna goCould be stuck here and happy
So there’s a puzzle I work on endlesslyAnd I’ve got the sides and all the cornersBut there’s a spaceYeah there’s a spaceLost some pieces I can’t replace
So I’ll be but I’m telling you I don’t wanna beJust a wasted puzzle piece
We are oldAnd our son took the dog awayAnd fair enough, guess we’re tired all the timeAll the timeAnd you know dogs they need ample time outside
So I’ll stay but I’m telling you I don’t, I don’t wanna staySo I’ll brace myself against the wall and hope to God that I don’t fallMy bones are worn, my hip won’t holdI used to be so young, how did I get so old?Won’t you take my cane and hold my handYou’re holding onto all I haveJust a basket full of memoriesAnd I am losing more each day it seemsBut if I can make it to the streetI’ll steal a car or a bike whatever there is to stealAnd it might get cold I just don’t careI’m going ’til I’m getting thereI’ll ride my steed all through this town‘Til I have looked and I have foundYour peaceful memoryWon’t you return to me?Won’t you return to me?
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