Time Goes Away - Rosie Thomas

He took me to the hillside

He liked to take me there

He took me every Saturday

He put flowers in my hair

And we laughed like my mother said she once did

With my father on his birthday

When they went swimming

And he took her hand into his

And he told her that he loved her

His words held meaning

How do we make these moments last?

How do we get them to stay?

When everything passes and time goes away

He took me to the theater

He liked to take me there

He took me every Sunday

We did our talking there

And we laughed like my mother said she once did

With her sister on her birthday when she was seventeen

They took her car out for a spin

Along the ocean with the top down and life held meaning

How do we make these moments last?

How do we get them to stay?

When everything passes and time goes away