Old Keytar and a Memory

Old Keytar and a Memory

2025 Michael J. Citak

Verse 1

I found your picture in a drawer I never open

Dust on the frame but your smile still shines

I could almost swear you whispered somethin'

But maybe that was just the wind through the pines

Chorus

I'm playin' on an old keytar and a memory

Chasing the songs that used to set us free

Time moves on but it don't heal everything—

It just teaches you to sing

To an old keytar and a memory

Verse 2

There's a diner on Main where the jukebox still plays us

A waitress who knows just how I take my coffee

She asks if I'm fine, and I smile just to save face

But I'm haunted by the ghost of who used to be

Chorus

So I'm playin' on an old keytar and a memory

Chasing the songs that used to set us free

Time moves on but it don't heal everything—

It just teaches you to sing

To an old keytar and a memory

Bridge

Maybe someday I'll find someone new

But no one will ever play the blues like you

Love is a tune that don't fade with the years—

It just rings softer through the tears

Chorus (repeat)

Oh, I'm playin' on an old keytar and a memory

Chasing the songs that used to set us free

Time moves on but it don't heal everything—

It just teaches you to sing

To an old keytar and a memory