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Topic: "All Those Times I Still Recall"

This is just a song about missing kids. I didn’t realize the importance of visiting my parents when I was young and first left home during my military days.  I wish I could make it up to my old man now but he’s gone. Another life lesson learned a bit too late.

All Those Times I Still Recall By Jeff Gilpin


June 21st, 2009




Verse 1


[Dm]Silence in the house is deafening


[D#Maj7]Noise from the outside echoes in


[A]Memories of a house filled to brimming


[Dm]Take me back remembering




Verse 2


[Dm]Back to family meals and conversations


[D#Maj7]How’s your day can you pass the peas


[A]Talk and laughter never ending


[Dm]I remember asking at times for quiet please




Chorus

[D#Maj7]Pictures of my family far away


[Dm]Staring back captured on the wall


[D#Maj7]Youthful never aging memories


[A]All those times I [A7]still recall




Verse 3


[Dm]Phone calls coming in from far away


[D#Maj7]Have a talk a break from life a far


[A]Sharing happy wishes of the day


[Dm] On an errand driving in their car




Verse 4


[Dm]Catching up on all that has been happening



[D#Maj7]Little accidents we never knew about


[A]Weren’t important at the time


[Dm]Didn’t want to bother or give a shout




Chorus

[D#Maj7]Pictures of my family far away


[Dm]Staring back captured on the wall


[D#Maj7]Youthful never aging memories


[A]All those times I [A7]still recall




Verse 5


[Dm]Road trips and living life


[D#Maj7]I somehow seem to recall


[A]When situations were reversed


[Dm]Back then I think I dropped the ball




Verse 6


[Dm]My dad was out there waiting


[D#Maj7]Sometimes year after year


[A]For more than just a shout out


[Dm]Should have stopped by spread a lot more cheer




Chorus

[D#Maj7]Pictures of my family passed away


[Dm]Staring back captured on the wall


[D#Maj7]Youthful never aging memories


[A]All those times I [A7]still recall [Dm7]




© Jeff Gilpin 2009

J  E  T  S
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Re: "All Those Times I Still Recall"

hi jeff,

lovely words, as usual. i think everyone who's parents are no longer with us [both mine have died] regret the fact that there were conversations we meant to have but didn't quite got around to.

after my mother died, my father lived on a couple of years, and we had some great chats, about his navy days during the war, about when he worked where i was for a short time, and all kinds of general stuff. we never really spoke much before that, just one of my many regrets.

and where the kids are concerned, how one day i woke up to find that my babies were both in their twenties! so my advice to parents of young kids...make the most of them now, they will soon grow-up and fly the coop.

great song written with emotion and feeling, thanks jeff


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