And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos

The picture always held us, perfect,
a storybook childhood, I thought
You always
Used to
Why does the picture always fade?
Do you remember baseball at twilight
Tucking me in at night
why does the picture always fade?
Daddy was lovely,
I wonder if someday
you will recall a clear frame,
And our faces, my heart, brief as photos
And our faces, my heart, brief as photos
You want this to be worht the fall,
to know that you were right to go,
but why won’t she say
My heart will stay
Why does the picture always fade?
Do you remember tea in the treehouse
Comfort in New York City
Why does the picture always fade?
Daddy was lonely,
I wonder if someday
I will recall a clear frame,
And our faces, my heart, brief as photos
And our faces, my heart, brief as photos