Back To Yesterday
A friend of mine has been posting song lyrics pretty frequently. Some I've loved, some I'd never heard of. Either way, they were meaningful to him. Recently I heard this one particular song...and it spiralled me back into a time I'd almost forgotten about. Memories and nostalgia rolled over me...reminding me that most of the time, even when something ends badly, once upon a time...there were good times.
Hearing this song rushed me back into my senior year of high school. I was dating a guy named Brad. He went to private school about an hour away from where I lived... My friend Rick introduced us. It's hard to believe how tempestuous and emotional I could be back then. We ended badly...because of lies he'd told...things he never thought I'd find out about. And I was sad for it, because the thing I missed most when everything was said and done was the friendship. Maybe it was because of the distance, or because we only saw each other on weekends, but we talked about everything. And he had a romantic streak in him that none of his friends would have ever guessed. He was so protective of me...which isn't something I normally went for because I was such a strong personality myself...but it was nice. And then there was the way he was when we were alone together.
One day, after church, we were over at Rick's house...like we always were. He'd but the Skid Row CD on... He'd told me that this song always made him think of me. We were alone together in the basement laying on the couch, snuggled next to each other as he played this song:
Woke up to the sound of pouring rain
The wind would whisper and i'd think of you
And all the tears you cried, that called my name
And when you needed me i came through
I paint a picture of the days gone by
When love went blind and you would make me see
I'd stare a lifetime into your eyes
So that i knew you were there for me
Time after time you were there for me
Remember yesterday - walking hand in hand
Love letters in the sand - i remember you
Through the sleepless nights and every endless day
I'd wanna hear you say - i remember you
We spend the summer with the top rolled down
Wished ever after would be like this
You said i love you babe, without a sound
I said i'd give my life for just one kiss
I'd live for your smile and die for your kiss
Remember yesterday - walking hand in hand
Love letters in the sand - i remember you
Through the sleepless nights and every endless day
I'd wanna hear you say - i remember you
We've had our share of hard times
But that's the price we paid
And through it all we kept the promise that we made
I swear you'll never be lonely
Woke up to the sound of pouring rain
Washed away a dream of you
But nothing else could ever take you away
'cause you'll always be my dream come true
Oh my darling, i love you
Remember yesterday - walking hand in hand
Love letters in the sand - i remember you
Through the sleepless nights and every endless day
I'd wanna hear you say - i remember you
Remember yesterday - walking hand in hand
Love letters in the sand - i remember you
Through the sleepless nights and every endless day
I'd wanna hear you say - i remember you
As the song ended, he took the remote and re-played the song, this time lifting me on top of him...and he sang the song to me, his eyes never leaving mine. And then he kissed me...and repeated the song again, this time his lips lightly pressed against mine as he sang the song into my mouth, never once looking away or closing his eyes. It was one of the sweetest, sexiest moments. This guy who I barely think of anymore gave me that. He was also the first person I'd ever cuffed down and teased...though back then it was mostly innocent. The first guy to make me a mix tape where he narrated each song by letting me know why the songs made him think of me before he recorded them. He was the guy who stood beside me and held my hand through three funerals of people I loved that year. And he was the one who understood without words just how much singing at my Grandpa Cario's funeral took out of me and devastated me. He held me tight afterward and let me cry.
All those memories...only a few months of dating...and most of the time I hardly remember him. But every time I hear that song....those memories wash over me. No matter how much time passes, that song will always belong to him and me...and has the power to transport me back to some really amazing memories.
Hearing this song rushed me back into my senior year of high school. I was dating a guy named Brad. He went to private school about an hour away from where I lived... My friend Rick introduced us. It's hard to believe how tempestuous and emotional I could be back then. We ended badly...because of lies he'd told...things he never thought I'd find out about. And I was sad for it, because the thing I missed most when everything was said and done was the friendship. Maybe it was because of the distance, or because we only saw each other on weekends, but we talked about everything. And he had a romantic streak in him that none of his friends would have ever guessed. He was so protective of me...which isn't something I normally went for because I was such a strong personality myself...but it was nice. And then there was the way he was when we were alone together.
One day, after church, we were over at Rick's house...like we always were. He'd but the Skid Row CD on... He'd told me that this song always made him think of me. We were alone together in the basement laying on the couch, snuggled next to each other as he played this song:
Woke up to the sound of pouring rain
The wind would whisper and i'd think of you
And all the tears you cried, that called my name
And when you needed me i came through
I paint a picture of the days gone by
When love went blind and you would make me see
I'd stare a lifetime into your eyes
So that i knew you were there for me
Time after time you were there for me
Remember yesterday - walking hand in hand
Love letters in the sand - i remember you
Through the sleepless nights and every endless day
I'd wanna hear you say - i remember you
We spend the summer with the top rolled down
Wished ever after would be like this
You said i love you babe, without a sound
I said i'd give my life for just one kiss
I'd live for your smile and die for your kiss
Remember yesterday - walking hand in hand
Love letters in the sand - i remember you
Through the sleepless nights and every endless day
I'd wanna hear you say - i remember you
We've had our share of hard times
But that's the price we paid
And through it all we kept the promise that we made
I swear you'll never be lonely
Woke up to the sound of pouring rain
Washed away a dream of you
But nothing else could ever take you away
'cause you'll always be my dream come true
Oh my darling, i love you
Remember yesterday - walking hand in hand
Love letters in the sand - i remember you
Through the sleepless nights and every endless day
I'd wanna hear you say - i remember you
Remember yesterday - walking hand in hand
Love letters in the sand - i remember you
Through the sleepless nights and every endless day
I'd wanna hear you say - i remember you
As the song ended, he took the remote and re-played the song, this time lifting me on top of him...and he sang the song to me, his eyes never leaving mine. And then he kissed me...and repeated the song again, this time his lips lightly pressed against mine as he sang the song into my mouth, never once looking away or closing his eyes. It was one of the sweetest, sexiest moments. This guy who I barely think of anymore gave me that. He was also the first person I'd ever cuffed down and teased...though back then it was mostly innocent. The first guy to make me a mix tape where he narrated each song by letting me know why the songs made him think of me before he recorded them. He was the guy who stood beside me and held my hand through three funerals of people I loved that year. And he was the one who understood without words just how much singing at my Grandpa Cario's funeral took out of me and devastated me. He held me tight afterward and let me cry.
All those memories...only a few months of dating...and most of the time I hardly remember him. But every time I hear that song....those memories wash over me. No matter how much time passes, that song will always belong to him and me...and has the power to transport me back to some really amazing memories.
posted by katsmeow at 10:17 PM
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