Disappear

he still seems to remember Oklahoma

and Colorado might as well be yesterday

once it was a neon light

now it's faded, grainy, black and white

so much of the rest has slipped away

and he might lie to you and say that he remembers

the music or the stories and the years

they disappear

they disappear

everybody said he was the backbone

sang that harmony so sweet and high

it was a good feelin' to know

oh, but that was fifty years ago

his glory days have long since passed him by

now the tether to his memory is faded

the things we cling to in the autumn of our years

they disappear

they disappear

and so we wait to catch the moments when it's showing

that momentary glimmer in his eye

it comes and goes 'til there's no way of knowing

if it's too early or too late to say goodbye

now most days are just a haze of pills and Pepsi

afternoons in front of the TV

some days I'll sneak in a song

but he never tries to sing along

it's abandoned him - just like his memory

and there will come a day

when no one will remember

not the music or the stories or the years

they disappear

they disappear

they disappear

they disappear

they disappear

they disappear

they disappear

they disappear

lord, they disappear

he still seems to remember Oklahoma

and Colorado might as well be yesterday