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MEMORIES, by                    
First Line: There are no friends like the old friends
Last Line: There is nothing but memories left.
Subject(s): Friendship; Home; Memory; Past


There are no friends like the old friends,
No matter where you roam;
No home like the old home,
Be it palace, hovel, or none
But the rented shack on the prairie,
Where the latchstring hangs outside,
And the old-fashioned motto, "Welcome,"
Greets you from the entrance wide.

If time could only turn backward,
And the table of friendship be spread
With the dear ones of old gathered round it
And the ripple of laughter be heard,
How happy would be the reunion --
How the gathering shadows would fade --
How the sunshine of love would brighten
The inroads that sorrow has made.

If time could only turn backward,
Turn backward just once in its flight,
And bring back the dear ones who left us
If only just for tonight.
But the wheels of time ever roll onward,
Of our dear ones we still are bereft;
The old home still stands on the prairie,
There is nothing but memories left.





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