Story Behind The Song

I wrote this song after my daughter had started kindergarten and was amazed at how quickly time goes by when one is working all the time

Song Description

A song I wrote about my daughter after she started kindergarden

Lyrics

She was born on the 25th day of July
I was filled with so much joy I just had to cry
then I looked to her mother and I watched her uncover
the joy that was sparkling in her eyes

And we named her Marlene
she was born here in St. Augustine
the prettiest little girl we’d ever seen
the prettiest little girl we’d ever seen

I remember bringing her home
from the place where she was born
lying her in a crib
in a room she called her own
while her mother was reading her nursery rhymes
I was working all the time
I truly missed those days of her life
I truly missed those days of her life

And her name is Marlene
she was born here in St. Augustine
the prettiest little girl we’d ever seen
the prettiest little girl we’d ever seen

My how the time sure has flown by
for my little girl has started school
and now she’s five
but visions linger through my head
of her mother rocking her to bed
my how she’s grown through the years
my how she’s grown through the years



And her name is Marlene
she was born here in St. Augustine
the prettiest little girl we’d ever seen
the prettiest little girl we’d ever seen
and her name is Marlene from St. Augustine.