If Only for Memories

When you were born you were not alone

Nothing was carved into the stone quite yet

But don't forget you heard someone say it won't get better than this

That was the sound of your father

As he held you up to your mother

No one will ever know a love as pure as the one that you felt right then

They held you up

They held you up

And everybody else they fell to the wayside

This is the start; the beginning

A prologue to the yarn that you're spinning

A million synonyms

Will never come close to describe the feeling

Don't ever leave

'Cause if you do, dear

I guarantee that you'll regret the day you did

And you'll miss all the simple things

And you'll see everything you ever loved

Start fading til' there's nothing left but dust

And I believe

That every broken bone is meant to be

And when it heals it will be stronger than it was before

And I see

The things that I pretend that I don't see

And I store them in my head, love

If only for memories

So now you're young and you feel alone

Despite friends, family, and all the good things now surrounding you

You can't help thinking: "Oh there's gotta be some more to do"

When all the things that you cherish

Turn in to burdens and there is

No other path to take

You know what you gotta do

But you don't know how

They hold you back

They hold you down

And you kinda' feel bad but you know that you gotta get out

This is your pain your dilemma

Do you stay in the town where they raised ya

Or will you sail away

Pull the anchor and go headed for the come what may

You have to leave

'Cause if you don't, dear

You'll never see the things you read about in books

You saw the films and you were hooked

But everything you want won't come to you

You realize now that you've gotta go see this through

And I believe

That every broken bone is meant to be

And when it heals it will be stronger than it was before

And I see

The things that I pretend that I don't see

And and I store them in my head, love

If only for memories

I believe

That every broken bone is meant to be

And when it heals it will be stronger than it was before

And I see

The things that I pretend that I don't see

And and I store them in my head, love

If only for memories