Antiques in the Yard Sale

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Pamela K. Ward & the Last Call Orchestra

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She said I walked to school every day
Half a mile each way
My toes showed through the holes in my shoes
But I didn't complain
And my dress was made from an old feed sack
Money was hard to earn
New clothes all look wore out today
Folks must have money to burn
She'd tell the same old tales a hundred times
I never did mind
I stayed with her in the afternoons
Til Dad picked me up at five
She was proud of a son in Pittsburgh
Who was too busy to come around
He finally came home to see her
The day we laid her in the ground
Now all her family photographs in convex oval frames
Each one had a story, but now they're faces without names
And the quilts she made with her own hands for warmth on winter nights
Are all just antiques in the yard sale and patchwork on the fire
Her husband was a handsome man
He put that ring upon her hand
They had two good years together
Before the great war with Japan
He served aboard the Yorktown in
The battle of Midway
She was thankful he came home alive
But he was never again the same
Now all her family photographs in convex oval frames
Each one had a story, but now they're faces without names
And the quilt made by her mama for their wedding in '39
Are all just antiques in the yard sale and patchwork on the fire
I can't stand to see her precious memories
Reduced to five dollar price tags and that burn pile by the tree
So I'm taking home her photographs in convex oval frames
Each one has a story and I'm so glad I know their names
And I'm happy to keep a small piece of her amazing life
From the antiques in the yard sale and patchwork on the fire

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