From the recording Driver
Lyrics
Old dreams long forgotten for the family to see
Like so much silver tinsel strewn about the tree
Gifts are piled in a ring underneath the branches
Here’s to new beginnings and all those lost chances
The old dog don’t run no more and he’s just lying there
The cat’s on his blanket all he does is stare
The kids are nearly grown they’ve got their whole lives
Here’s to this happy home well most of the time
Here’s to the ones we love and the ones who ain’t around
To mercy for the sinners who were lost but now are found
Cheers to the ones who are here and the ones that we let go
Sing a song that meant something to you once long ago
You say a prayer if you believe and then you say amen
I miss so many people that I’ll never see again
Some moved on and some have passed some live upon the wind
Here’s to making it last and taking it on the chin
There’s snow out on the meadow the sky’s a’turning dark
And all the people that surround me here I love with all my heart
So open up those presents now quick as quick can be
Here’s to the here and now to friends and family
Here’s to the ones we love and the ones who ain’t around
To mercy for the sinners who were lost but now are found
Cheers to the ones who are here and the ones that we let go
Sing a song that meant something to you once long ago
Sing a song that meant something to you once long ago