Blue Gate Memories

I passed the house where I grew up

The wooden gate was painted blue

The trees were taller than before

And someone changed the living room

I stood outside for just a minute

Remembering the things we did

And all the dreams we talked about When we were nothing more

than kids

I never thought I'd miss the days

When everything felt far away

There's a place I used to know

Where a part of me still goes

When the world feels unfamiliar

And the years are moving on

I can leave a thousand places Find a life I've never known

But I'll always carry something From the place I once called home

I met an old friend at the station

We talked about the years between

He said he'd heard I moved away

And asked if life was what I'd dreamed

I told him some of it was better

And some was harder than I'd planned But all the things I

lived through

Had made me who I am We smiled about the things we'd

done

And how the years had changed us both

There's a place I used to know

Where a part of me still goes

When the world feels unfamiliar And the years are moving on

I can leave a thousand places Find a life I've never known

But I'll always carry something From the place I once called home

I don't need to live there anymore

To love the life I had before

Some memories are meant to stay

Even when we move away

There's a place I used to know

And wherever life may go

I'll remember who I was there

And the person I've become

A place I used to know

Will always feel like home