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Take Me Back to Yesterday (Song Lyrics)
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Take Me Back to Yesterday (Song Lyrics) |
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hsystems Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 319Murray, UT, USA |
Author's Note: This song was written a few years after my paternal grandmother died. I was driving down the road, thinking of her, and the song started to flow in my head. I hope that this is one of my better songs, because Grandma Hoecherl deserved the best! Take Me Back to Yesterday Rolling down a lonely road, Searching for a dream - I wonder if my quest will ever end? My head is full of memories; My eyes are filled with tears. But, somehow, there's an emptiness within. Take my hand and lead me back to yesterday; How I miss those happy hours we once knew! I need you - but you're gone, And it's hard to carry on. So, take me back to yesterday; Let me spend just one more day with you. Do you recall the joy we shared, On golden afternoons? We walked and talked together in the park. The flowers still bloom brightly, there; The sun still burns above. But, since you left, the days are cold and dark. Take my hand and lead me back to yesterday; How I miss those happy hours we once knew! I need you - but, you're gone; And, it's hard to carry on. So, take me back to yesterday; Let me spend just one more day with you. The caterpillar rests, awhile, To rise, on silken wings; And, everyone who dies shall live again. I know that, in another life, I'll be with you, once more, If I can only make it through, 'til then. Take my hand and lead me back to yesterday; How I miss those happy hours we once knew! I need you - but, you're gone; And, it's hard to carry on. So, take me back to yesterday; Let me spend just one more day with you. -Troy J. Hoecherl- © Troy J Hoecherl All Rights Reserved Beautiful, Thought-Provoking Poetry http://www.h-systems.net/p1.htm |
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doreen peri Member Elite
since 1999-05-25
Posts 3812Virginia |
I love it! I absolutely love it! I'd love to HEAR it! If you have recorded it and can save it as an audio file, could you email it to me???? Nice work, Troy! |
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Aimster Member Elite
since 2000-02-19
Posts 4297Charlotte, NC |
Oh Troy! This was so beautiful...brought tears to my eyes...actually now they are fastly falling as i write this. you have a very wonderful gift...i'd love to hear this as well if you have it recorded. take care! amy  ~Live today as though it were your last but prepare for tomorrow as though it were here~ |
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netswan Senior Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 1369Washington |
How beautiful Troy! an audio-an audio do your hear your requests? Oh, how I loved my grandmother, too. Hugs, my friend, netswan |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
How sad!!!!!!but nice poem!!!!!!! |
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hsystems Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 319Murray, UT, USA |
Thank you all for your kind words! And, I promise - as soon as I buy a microphone for my computer, I will do an audio file.  Troy Beautiful, Thought-Provoking Poetry http://www.h-systems.net/p1.htm |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
This is beautiful, Troy, and a wonderful tribute to your grandmother! Denise |
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hsystems Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 319Murray, UT, USA |
Denise - Thanks! She was a wonderful woman, and I often still feel her presence. Troy Beautiful, Thought-Provoking Poetry http://www.h-systems.net/p1.htm |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Fantastic lyrics, good sir. I could hear the song playing in my mind.....very talented writing. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Beautiful song I heard here...making up my own melody...lovely lyrics Troy! |
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ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
Wonderful tribute, Hsystems, put me down on the list for an audio file by email!! Love and hugs, Lizzie "Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight." |
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hsystems Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 319Murray, UT, USA |
Balladeer - thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it! Martie - thank you! Your melody is probably better than mine, LOL! Troy Beautiful, Thought-Provoking Poetry http://www.h-systems.net/p1.htm |
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hsystems Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 319Murray, UT, USA |
ESP - Consider it done! I'll have to see what kind of a deal I can get on a microphone. Troy Beautiful, Thought-Provoking Poetry http://www.h-systems.net/p1.htm |
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David2 Member
since 2000-03-22
Posts 407 |
Troy, A heartfelt tribute to lost loved ones, and so wonderfully worded. You're the best! David2 |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Troy, This was wonderful. A touching tribute to your grandma. Excellent writing!!! I am with everyone else on wanting to hear it!!! Can't wait!!! Friends are friend forever if the Lord's the Lord of them and a friend will not say never cause the welcome will not end. --Michael W. Smith |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Troy, This sounds very much like a John Denver song, In fact I was reading it to the tune of Rocky Mountain High. I bet he would have snatched this one up!. Very beautiful, indeed Liz |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
Splendid writing, Troy...I was hearing the style of James Taylor and even a bit of John Prine's irony with this one. Wonderful bridge. Your grandmother must have been a treasure. Thank you for sharing this lovely piece with us. ~ Claire Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau |
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hsystems Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 319Murray, UT, USA |
David - thank you, my friend! You don't know how much your kind words mean to me - although I think you must have been looking in the mirror when you said "You're the best." - You certainly are, my friend! Lone Wolf - thank you! I will certainly send you a copy of the audio file, when I can get a microphone. Liz - thanks! I love John Denver - he was/is one of my favorites! So sad that he died so young... Claire - thank you so much! Yes, my Grandma really was the best! I love James Taylor, too! Never heard John Prine, though... Again, thank you all for your kind comments! Troy Beautiful, Thought-Provoking Poetry http://www.h-systems.net/p1.htm |
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