Lyrics

I stayed up late for my auction bid
Gently used, a VCR
Like Christmas morning for a kid
I type the numbers on my credit card

Fill my name and my address
Pay for next day delivery
Harry barks at the UPS
Harry and me keep our own company

Treasures buried in my mind
They come alive and fill the screen
Memories I had left behind
It’s been years since I’d last seen
The places that I used to go
The faces that I used to know

The basement shelves are in a mess
Joan would tear a strip off me
Stacks of books and VHS
Under the dust, a memory
The labels peel, the cases fade
Every tape a new surprise
Birthday parties, friends we made,
Babies grow before my eyes

Treasures buried in my mind
They come alive and fill the screen
When it ends, I press rewind
It’s been years since I’d last seen
The places that I used to go
The faces that I used to know

The final show to end the night
Our wedding day in late July
Joanie’s dress of lily white
Fast and forward, the good times fly
For every photo in our book
She held the camera and made us smile
Now I remember how she looked
I haven’t seen her in a long, long while

Treasures buried in my mind
They come alive and fill the screen
When it ends, I press rewind
It’s been years since I’d last seen
The places that I used to go
The faces that I used to know

Joanie in her wedding dress
She visits me on VHS