Remembering

This is a song dedicated to caregivers who have loved ones with Dementia
Lyrics Below:.
“This is the best_meal I’ve ever eaten,”
As he dripped gravy on his shirt.
You say that every time, Replied his wife.
A familiar conversation,
That they had most every night.
And eagerly he made his move For his dessert.
Chorus
We remember who they were,
As we care for who they are,
We love them for forever
As they live in forever now,
As their memories keep fading,
Like shifting sands of time.
In a body so familiar
With a childlike stranger’s mind.
“Those people seem so cordial!
It almost seems like we were friends”
We dine with them each evening. Replied his wife,
A familiar conversation,
Stuck in a loop that never ends.
As she patiently explained it all again.
Chorus
We remember who they were,
As we care for who they are,
We love them for forever
As they live in forever now,
As their memories keep fading,
Like shifting sands of time.
In a body so familiar
With a childlike stranger’s mind.
He said, “I have a question
I’m not sure of who you are,”
We’ve been married 60 years, replied his wife,
“That the thing that I was hoping
I just wanted to be sure,”
As dementia stole their history of life.
Chorus
We remember who they were,
As we care for who they are,
We love them for forever
As they live in forever now,
As their memories keep fading,
Like shifting sands of time.
In a body so familiar
With a childlike stranger’s mind.