Song Description
Bittersweet ballad of losing a child, having and re-living the wonderful memories you have, and yet having the grace to go on living after adopting the daughter of the driver who caused the accident which took your child's life.
| Song Length |
3:56 |
Genre |
Country - General, Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Gracious, Nonviolent |
Subject |
Loneliness, Happiness |
| Similar Artists |
Vince Gill, Tim Mcgraw |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
PINK AND WHITE RIBBONS (Male Version) **see female below
George Scholz/Carol J. Mayberry-Sanchez
Yesterday you would have turned twenty
If God hadn?t called you to heaven already
Oh, I remember holdin? you in my palms
The light in your eyes when you?d tell your mom
You wanted to grow up and marry Dad
Ridin? Shamu in the pool
Walkin? with friends on your first day of school
Your pony tail against the bright blue plaid
There are pink and white ribbons in church today
In blond curls on a little girl kneeling to pray
We?ve missed you so much since you went away
There are pink and white ribbons in church today
I trace your name engraved on your old prayer book
Mom and I share our long-time-ago-longin? look
And, I remember the beach and chocolate ice cream cones
Every gift bottle of Christmas cologne
The ties you picked for me throughout the years
The night you came down the stairs for prom
Me and your mom actin? like we were calm
Tryin? our best to hold back proud tears
There are pink and white ribbons in church today
In blond curls on a little girl kneeling to pray
We?ve missed you so much since you went away
There are pink and white ribbons in church today
Tears still stain your headstone but we want you to know
God gave us a gift and the grace to go on
We?ve forgiven the driver who sent you home
And adopted his daughter who was left all alone?all alone
She wore your pink and white ribbons in church today
Blond curls on our little girl kneeling to pray
We?ve missed you so much since you went away
But?.she wore your pink and white ribbons in church today.
Copyright ©2007 Carol J. Mayberry-Sanchez & George Scholz
Contact: Carol J. Mayberry-Sanchez, 303-776-7350, caroldansanchez@msn.com
George Scholz, 217-277-0150, 217-222-4090 gwscholz@hotmail.com
PINK AND WHITE RIBBONS (Female Version)
George W. Scholz/Carol J. Mayberry-Sanchez
Yesterday you would have turned twenty
If God hadn't called you to heaven already
Oh, I remember holdin' you in my palms
The light in your eyes when you'd tell me, Mom,
I'm gonna grow up and marry Dad
Ridin' Shamu in the pool
Walkin' with friends on your first day of school
Your pony tail against the bright blue plaid
There are pink and white ribbons in church today
In blond curls on a little girl kneeling to pray
We've missed you so much since you went away
There are pink and white ribbons in church today
I trace you name engraved on your old prayer book
Dad and I share our long-time-ago-longin' look
And, I remember the beach and chocolate ice cream cones
Christmas gifts of perfume and cologne
The shopping trips we took throughout the years
The night you came down the stairs for prom
Me and your dad actin' like we were calm
Tryin' our best to hold back proud tears
There are pink and white ribbons in church today
In blond curls on a little girl kneeling to pray
We've missed you so much since you went away
There are pink and white ribbons in church today
Tears still stain your headstone but we want you to know
God gave us a gift and the grace to go on
We've forgiven the driver who sent you home
And adopted his daughter who was left all alone...all alone
She wore your pink and white ribbons in church today
Blond curls on our little girl kneeling to pray
We've missed you so much since you went away
But....she wore your pink and white ribbons in church today.
Copyright ©2007 Carol J. Mayberry-Sanchez & George W. Scholz
Contact: Carol J. Mayberry-Sanchez, 303-776-7350
caroldansanchez@msn.com
George W. Scholz, 217-277-0150, 217-222-4090
gwscholz@hotmail.com