I Remember

I Remember

By

Nathan Caleb Camerer

I remember

Know nasty coons

Singing about how they could use somebody

Somebody like you

But you were too busy

Selling ice to an Eskimo

That’s what I remember

I don’t want to ever forget

I can’t forget the hopes and dreams

Hopes and dreams of the naïve

The ice melted and the weather got warm

There was no more stella by starlight

Cherry sunshine was gone

Pushed down a hill in a chair

Pushed down by you and me

That’s what I remember

I don’t want to forget

I can’t forget the hopes and dreams

Hopes and dreams of the naïve

Then it was proclamations of love

With no shirt and no shoes

Cupcake wars while wearing ugly sweaters

A big move to get a better view of the stars

An opportunity to see them year round

Regardless of the light

That’s what I remember

I don’t want to ever forget

I can’t forget the hopes and dreams

Hopes and dreams of the naïve

Appalling acts in a room full of scary faces

Stroking a silver fox to cage his free drinks

A random hero turns into an old neighbor

Hide and seek in the new mansion

The iPhone love hits the scene

Bringing with it a too brief conversation

That’s what I remember

I don’t want to forget

I can’t forget the hopes and dreams

Hopes and dreams of the naïve

A visit to Pope Curmudgeon to ask for his blessings

A blessing is giving despite the lack of religious fervor

After an hour of power

And a 3 mile walk on rubber legs

That’s what I remember

I don’t want to ever forget

I can’t forget the hopes and dreams

Hopes and dreams of the naïve

A .45 caliber full auto roadtrip

Overflowing with first shoots

Moonshine and beer shared with another displaced Yankee

A drive home made a little too warm

Because of a lack of air conditioning

That’s what I remember

I don’t want to forget

I can’t forget the hopes and dreams

Hopes and dreams of the naïve

Pirates in Wonderland to make an official commitment

A commitment wrapped in silver

And adorned with yellow stones

A celebration in another state

That doesn’t fit the budget

But is worth every penny

Thanks to blood on the stage

And a stairway to heaven

And a dirty tennis ball

That’s what I remember

I don’t want to ever forget

I can’t forget the hopes and dreams

Hopes and dreams of the naïve

Suddenly and without warning

It’s fingertips in the cracks of our foundation

Cracks the size of the Grand Canyon

Desperate kisses and resolutions for the New Year

A brief high point

Followed by the lowest of the low

Because a douche bag says what

That’s what I remember

I don’t want to forget

I can’t forget the hopes and dreams

Hopes and dreams of the naïve

A two car train on a roller coaster track

That aren’t connected

And are taking different routes

But naïve hopes and dreams

Has them ending in the same station

Naïve hopes and dreams that 1,000 days can mark a new chapter

Where words are not weapons that you murder me with

I am not scared and I will not turn away

Because I remember the good, the bad and the ugly

I don’t want to ever forget

The sweet ups and downs

And the lessons to be learned from them

I can’t forget the hopes and dreams

That came from my crush on you

I don’t mind being naïve

For hanging on to these hopes and dreams

Because we can do anything, baby

We just have to turn the page