It seems like only yesterday

Story Behind The Song

I wrote this for my daughters graduation, and was able to play it during senior night. Families loved it.

Song Description

Growing up from kindergarden through high school graduation

Song Length 3:00 Genre Spoken Word - Poetry, Spoken Word - General
Tempo Very Slow (Under 70) Mood Relaxed, Heartbreaking
Subject Teens, You, Yours Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

It Feels Like Only Yesterday
By Richard Thackray
Kindergarten- ?Mom? Dad? Take me by the hand, I?m nervous. I?m not sure what I?m Suppose to do.? ?You tell me not to talk to strangers, yet you bring me to one. This lady looks scary.? ?WAIT! They have toys. This might be alright after all.?
1st Grade- ?Hey, where?d the toys go?? ?You want me to sit in a chair all day!?
2nd Grade- ?Books, books, and more books. How many of these do you think I can read??
3rd Grade- ?Multiply!!!, you want me to multiply?? ?What happened to that adding and subtracting stuff? I mean, I can give you 25 + 25 in my head.?
4th Grade- ?Hey mom,? ?Did you know I?m playing Abe Lincoln in our class play!?
5th Grade- ?Hey look at those Kindergarten kids, aren?t they cute. I?m not sure about this move to middle school, I hear the 8th graders stick you in lockers.?
6th Grade- ?Wow, you get to move from class to class.? ?Mom, Dad, I?ve signed up to play the tuba?. ?They lied!!! My locker is to small, I could never fit in it.?
7th Grade- ?Did you see that blonde in science, I think she looked at me? ?Nicki, that boy in first hour is the bomb!.?
8th Grade- ?Yeah, I scored 17 points last night?. ?Just wait until the freshman coach gets a look at me.?
9th Grade ?Mom, do I still have to ride the bus? ?Bob says he?ll pick me up in his truck and take me?. ?Algebra? Who the heck uses Algebra!
10th Grade- ?So Chris, today?s your birthday. Did you take your drivers test?
11th Grade- ?No, I can?t this weekend, I have to work. Then I?m going home to sleep. ?SAT, ACT. Do you know how early they expect me to get up!
12th Grade- ?Boy, this year is flying by.? ?Will this be my last year to play sports?? ?I hear my best friend was accepted at a school in Virginia.? ?I wonder what I?m going to do?? ?I haven?t heard from that job application I submitted?, ?How long before I hear from that college?? ? Pressure, you want to talk about pressure!?

Mom?--Dad?, I?m not sure what I?m suppose to do, I?m nervous. Take me by the hand.

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