You're the element of suprise that none of us were prepared for The dead body behind the curtain that we couldn't help but stare towards This afternoon you were an only child and a friend to me This evening your not breathing you're just the seed of a memory Memories of better days Turn the pages back to a faded photograph of Memories of yesterdays The years 'll pass by but they'll never bring me back to you Well... never bring me back to you Oh... never bring me back to you Now... never bring me back, never bring me back, never bring me back to you My memory remembers presently everything from that night My senses always sensor any awful images or sights But I didn't get to see through the eyes his poor mother did I just ask why she had to be the one to discover him Memories of better days Turn the pages back to a faded photograph of Memories of yesterdays The years'll pass by but they'll never bring me back to, never bring me Back to you Back to you Back to you (Back to you) You! All I ask is a better day A better way To carry the weight of you I sing this song to remember the days When I wasn't afraid To carry the weight of you (To carry the weight of you) To the friend that i love who has different roots of blood You are the earth that makes mud that comes from rain that made the flood We cycle in and out of what our lives are capable of And through it all i thank you for teaching me below and above Memories of better days Turn the pages back to a faded photograph of Memories of yesterdays The years'll pass by but they'll never bring me back to Memories of better days Turn the pages back to a faded photograph of Memories of yesterdays The years'll pass by but they'll never bring me back to, never bring me back to you I had a friend who was way to young to die I guess death is one of those things some people do to life (3x) Well I'll work on appreciating things that i have i promise You can trust me, but i can't trust myself becoming honest Sometimes you are the flight of the birds And other times you're watching the flight of the birds And other times you're yourself