nostalgia

for Grandpa

Grandfather Martin Amoss - great guy and grandfather

Martin
© 1994 by Mike Whitney

I paid attention when he got that twinkle in his eyes
Mr. Peabody and Sherman off into the skies.
He remembered the Crash he was a Doughboy over there
When World War One ended fighting forever everywhere
chorus (he’d say)
The grass is only greener when it isn’t yours to mow
It’s what you do with what you’ve got, sonny
That makes your time go fast or slow
Where does the time go?

Granny said I’ll save that jacket
'cause in the pocket on a chain
Strands of hair in a silver locket I gave him up in Buffalo
On the honeymoon train
chorus

What a gift is memory we live so many lives
Martin lives when I recall the twinkle in his eyes

chorus

Where does the time go?

I paid attention when he got that twinkle in his eye
Mr. Peabody and Sherman off into the skies