Dolly Parton — A Few Old Memories (The Grass Is Green, 1991)

"A Few Old Memories"

Just a few old memories
Slipped in through my door
Though I thought I had closed it
So tightly before
I can't understand it
Why it should bother my mind
For it all belongs to another place and time

Just a few old keep-sakes
Way back on the shelf
No, they don't mean nothin'
Well I'm surprised they're still left
Just a few old love letters
With the edges all brown
And an old faded picture
I keep turned upside-down

Just a few old memories
Going way back in time
Well I can hardly remember
I don't know why I'm cryin'
I can't understand it
Well I'm surprised myself
First thing tomorrow morning
I'll clean off that shelf

Just a few old keep-sakes
Way back on the shelf
No, they don't mean nothin'
Well I'm surprised that they're left
Just a few old love letters
With their edges all brown
And an old faded picture
I keep turned upside-down.

Writer(s): Hazel Dickens

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Песня «A Few Old Memories» (Зеленый травяной, 1991) выражает чувства певицы Дolly Parton перед воспоминаниями и предметами, которые напоминают ей о прошлом. Она смешивается с непониманием, почему эти воспоминания и предметы еще будто бы воздействуют на нее, хотя они принадлежат другому времени и месту. В песне также подчеркивается, что она готова избавиться от этих вещей на следующий день.