So Long

Images of simple times from long ago

Scenes of loves now surely gone

Thoughts of what was then will never know

The other side of what went on

If you freeze a scene from your distant past

And you colorize like dreamers do

It won’t take long for the characters

To have their role take over you

It’s so nice to see you Mrs. Neverhere

It’s so good to see you Mrs. Gone

On this night let me make just one thing clear

Not thinking about you from now on

It’s so nice to see you Mrs. Everywhere

It’s so good to see you Mrs. Then

There’s no time to dwell on days of yesteryear

On this night you’ve made it clear

It’s great you’ve moved along

So Long

In the absence of vision a mind can see

The motion pictures and snapshots of eye

Does the heart trick the mind into saving these

Or does the heart keep the visions alive

I say burn every picture you don’t want to see

I say snuff all those memories from your mind

If all they can bring you is a song to sing

Then sing it fast in double time

It’s so nice to see you Mrs. Neverhere

It’s so good to see you Mrs. Gone

On this night let me make just one point clear

Not thinking about you from now on

It’s so nice to see you Mrs. Everywhere

It’s so good to see you Mrs. Then

There’s no time to dwell on days of yesteryear

On this night you’ve made it clear

It’s great you’ve moved along

So Long