MEMORIES IN GOLD
(Ken Barnes / Pete Moore)

Frankie Laine - 1977


Those melodies that reach across the years
Have underscored our laughter and our tears
With every phrase we see the past unfold
Like memories in gold

Some tunes remind us of our childhood days
The Sunday afternoons and songs of praise
Reflecting happy times and joys untold
These memories in gold

From those early nurs'ry rhymes to our adolescent times
We'd find more favourites as we went along
How could we go wrong with a special song
That would always see us through

Our lives without them might be cold and bleak
A favourite song says more than words can speak
They helped me win your love to have and hold
Sweet Memories in gold

(When the band played rock and roll)
(And the people called it soul)
(Our favourite songs were like a tapestry)
Etched in melody, they will always be
Part of you and part of me

There's little more to add when songs are sung
The words and music help keep us young
And so we're not afraid of growing old
With memories, let's hear them please
Sweet memories in gold


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - February 2006)