Andy Byron: Music

• MP3 short clip, hi-fi play (broadband)

Written in 1999

So long ago
You cried at night, I held you tight
I remember it well
I always will

And that first day of school
You choked back the tears and all your fears
Your mother she cried
And so did I

Change comes and goes
And steals the things we know
We just hold on to what we can

When you put on those skates
And that cowboy hat, that was that
When they played the first chord
That ice was yours

You’ll forever bring
Your joy to everything
That’s just who you are and what you do

Just back in June
You got on that plane and I called your name
When you turned back and smiled
You weren’t a child

Change comes and goes
And steals the things we know
We just hold on to what we can

From this day on
You have a voice, you have a choice
So reach for the clouds
And make us proud