I was cleaning out my attic one Saturday,
I figured I’d sell a few things…
… see what kind of money they would bring…
… to satisfy this urge I happened to have this day!
I really don’t know what’s missing in my life,
I have all of life’s luxuries…
… the music I love are all on CD’s…
… I even got three kids and a beautiful wife!
But as I stacked that yard sale pile against my wall,
dollar bills reflected in my eye…
…all I thought of was the things I would buy
… then I wouldn’t be missing anything at all!
And then I came across my old phonograph, you see,
and a box that was filled high…
… with all of my old 45’s…
… and some 78’s and even a few 33’s!
And as I thumbed through this stack of old memories,
this urge I had inside…
… told me I could bring back alive…
… the music that once mattered the most to me!
So, I put some electricity into this old record player of
mine,
and it wasn’t before long…
… I was hearing all those old songs…
… gosh, I even brought back Patsy Cline!
Well, I listened to Patsy, I’d say, for two hours straight,
and wouldn’t you know…
… eight records down I found Hank Snow…
… he happened to be on one of my old 78’s!
Hank Williams, Sr., was as country as country could be felt,
and Conway Twitty…
… it sure was a pity…
… the hearts of all the girls, he did melt!
But I can tell you now as I listened to all those old songs,
I can sure as heck bet…
… it was Tammy Wynette…
… that made me figure out what was all wrong!
And as I packed my old phonograph and records away, I
thought,
this sudden urge I felt…
… went away when I heard Kitty Wells…
… I sure am glad I have all those memories I bought!
Well, I ended up putting that yard sale pile away,
I no longer had this urge inside…
… my old phonograph and records all survived…
… until another yard sale I’m sure to have one day!
I thank God for those who have left me these memories,
and as for me, I still have my 78’s…
… 33’s and old 45’s time can’t erase…
… at least until this urge occurs again to me!
and as for me, I still have my 78’s…
… 33’s and old 45’s time can’t erase…
… at least until this urge occurs again to me!
copyright 2001 by Stephen Ray Leitzell
P.O. Box 380
Middletown, DE
19709-0380
Reason for writing:
Wanted to pay tribute to those who have gone before me and have left me so many good memories (albeit plastic ones!)
Birth sign: Aquarius
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