Songs I Remember

I remember my first record was a lesson learned in life

Bought from the boot of an escort back in 1985

Dad thought it was rock and roll but somehow got it wrong

When I pulled that record out it read favorite country songs

So I plugged in that old player just as soon as I got home

And I listened to the songs on there and the stories that they told

Philly told us how to lay the blanket on the ground

Margot came and asked just pick me up on your way down

So play me the songs that I remember

Just play me the songs of yesterday

Play me the songs that I remember

The songs from that old record and the ones who paved the way

When Tom sang gentle mother he sure could fill the halls

Just like Gene and Larry God bless their gentle souls

Cause I can say for certain I'm the man I am today

Because of that old record and the ones who paved the way

Stop playing me the songs that I remember

Just play me the songs of yesterday

Play me the songs that I remember

The songs from that old record and the ones who paved the way

Now I still have that old record and the stories that it tells

Home is where the heart is and to teach your children well

And as the years grow older I'll find myself a wife

And we'll sit there and listen to the sunset years of life

So play me the songs that I remember

Won't you play me the songs of yesterday

Just play me the songs that I remember

The songs from that old record and the ones who paved the way

So play me the songs that I remember

Won't you play me the songs of yesterday

Just play me the songs that I remember

The songs from that old record and the ones who paved the way

I still have that old record from the ones who paved the way