Story Behind The Song

I watched a dear friend lose her mind to Alzheimer's and watched as she went through all the stages and how it affects a family.

Song Description

A bittersweet song about how Alzheimer's affects a familly

Lyrics

I?ll Remember When I Can

We walk our home together now, it?s plain to see you care
I don?t know why you lock the doors, I?m not going anywhere
I like it when you hold my hand, it?s comforting to me
I can?t make sense of many things, it confuses me
Excuse me, please I beg you, if I can?t recall your name

Your face it seems familiar, yet something?s not the same
You say that you have told me, well tell me once again
My mind?s not what it used to be, I?ll remember when I can

I walk these halls alone now, I?m anxious and afraid
In search of the familiar, like the life that we had made
There are lots of folks around me they seem to be kind
Although I search for something, it?s me they have to find
Excuse me, please I beg you, if I can?t recall your name
Your face it seems familiar, yet something?s not the same
You say that you have told me, well tell me once again
Cause my mind?s not what it used to be, I?ll remember when I can

We walk these halls together now, It has all come back to me
The life we lived the love we shared, it?s clear as clear can be
I hope and pray that you?ll be pleased to learn it?s all the same
When I recognize your faces and I call you all by name

Solo

Excuse me, please I beg you, if I can?t recall your name
Excuse me

Written and performed by Steve Skudler
©2005