Ice cream dreams

Roads and stories, loving memories

Life on the move, keeps calling me

He saw her standing by the roadside, in the glow of early dawn

A smile that lit the morning, then the day had just begun

She had freckles dancing ‘cross her cheeks, a crooked grin so sweet

Big brown eyes and a laughter, that made his heart skip a beat

Bought every ice cream bar, just to see her smile

Spent his days loving her, every single mile

Love in the little things, a way in a gentle smile

Holding on to memories, that stretch across the while

From a crooked smile to a vow so true

He loved her every day, and she loved him too

Married in '66, two girls, then three and a boy with time, a family so bright

a love that feels just right

Years went by, he worked the cotton fields, love etched in every line

Smell of cotton in his mind, memories divine

Hung on through the pain, until her final day

Missed her every morning, in his own quiet way

Love in the little things, a way in a gentle smile

Holding on to memories, that stretch across the while

From a crooked smile to a vow so true

He loved her every day, and she loved him too

Now I stand here, closing my eyes

Can still smell the cotton, beneath the endless skies

Her love stays with me, in every breath I take

A life of love and labor, a heart that won’t break

Their story lives in memories, forever etched in time

Love’s the sweetest echo, in this life of mine