I wrote this song a few months after Mike committed suicide. Mike was a collector of many things, and after his death I had to clean out his home. A lot of his things ended up at my house. Mike had also done a lot of building on my property, and for a long time it seemed like everywhere I looked, there was something he had owned or built, a memory of him. It was a hard time.
Memories of You
Jackie Ginn
May 10, 2017
Sitting here all by myself,
I see mem'ries of you.
Complex, simple, weak and strong -
All mem'ries of you.
When I walked away from you
I tried to put you out.
I wanted all things to be gone -
Gone, without a doubt.
But still I find these mem'ries,
And what am I to do?
Surrounding me both day and night,
These memories of you.
Some mem'ries I can hide away
So I don’t have to see,
But some creep out of corners
Unexpectedly.
You left this world behind you.
It’s tragic, and it’s true.
And you left me ever holding
Memories of you.
