Remember Those Old Times Well

from Fast Track For A Slow Horse by John Bowman

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Remember Those Old Times Well
The phone sits by my chair, but it doesn’t ring
We used to chat for hours, ‘til time flew like it had wings
Now the only ones who call to talk to me are those who’ve got something to sell
Don’t ask me about what happened yesterday, but I remember those old times well

We skated outside in 20 below ‘til we couldn’t feel our feet
We’d come into the shack with a wood-stove, pouring out the heat
Once we were warm, we’d get back on the ice, skate hard ‘til darkness fell
Don’t ask me about what happened yesterday, but I remember those old times well

I read the paper but the news never seems to change
The same sad stories, over and over again
We used to believe we might fly into space and come back with stories to tell
Don’t ask me about what happened yesterday, but I remember those old times well

I visit my friend who they put in a room to keep him safe from himself
In a building that’s all locked up like some big prison cell
When I play him his favourite songs, he knows all the words
He’s back in that high school gym sock hop, dancing with a pretty girl

I turn on my computer to find out what my friends ate for dinner
All the arguments and insults, losers and winners
When friends are people you barely know, it’s every man and woman for themselves
Don’t ask me what happened yesterday, but I remember those old times well

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from Fast Track For A Slow Horse, released December 3, 2023

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