Why Did I Leave Them Behind       

Why Did  I Leave  Them  Behind  © 

Words and Music by:

Claude  Hande

I  remember a  hired hand

Way too young to understand

 I did the best I could

Good for a kid

I   shouldn’t have left

But I know I did.

Chorus:

Looking back it breaks my heart

A long journey had to start

These memories are locked in my mind

Why did I  leave them behind?

They were more like  my grandparents     

Who taught me love  and patience

The gardens were beautiful

The house was high on a hill

What  I learned from them

I take with me still

Chorus:

Instrumental:

I  paid a visit   to the nursing home   

But by the time I went he was alone

He had a glimpse of clarity

And  his thoughts unraveled

He turned looked at me and said

“Have  you reached the end of  your travels”

Chorus:

It took years to figure out

What this journey’s all  about

I  know now who I am

Even  though I’m an older  man

But  why      Oh why

Why did  I   leave them behind

Why  did  I   leave them behind

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