Day 676 - Day 311
“We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun. But the wine and the song,
like the seasons, all have gone.”
Seasons In The Sun: Terry Jacks, Single
This single was released the year that I was born. I heard this song once as a child and was just awestruck by the words and the concept of saying goodbye to those whom you deeply love. It was several years before I heard it again but I instantly grilled my Scoutmaster (who had the recording) and asked him for a copy. I sat and listened to this song over and over… struck by the beauty of life as seasons under the sun… and the horror of facing those seasons coming to an end.
*** Artist Notes ***
Capturing the seasonal leaves changing with the setting sun…
Lyrics:
Goodbye to you, my trusted friend.
We've known each other since we're nine or ten.
Together we climbed hills or trees.
Learned of love and ABC's,
skinned our hearts and skinned our knees.
Goodbye my friend, it's hard to die,
when all the birds are singing in the sky,
Now that the spring is in the air.
Pretty girls are everywhere.
When you see them I'll be there.
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.
But the hills that we climbed
were just seasons out of time.
Goodbye, Papa, please pray for me,
I was the black sheep of the family.
You tried to teach me right from wrong.
Too much wine and too much song,
wonder how I get along.
Goodbye, Papa, it's hard to die
when all the birds are singing in the sky,
Now that the spring is in the air.
Little children everywhere.
When you see them I'll be there.
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.
But the wine and the song,
like the seasons, all have gone.
Goodbye, Michelle, my little one.
You gave me love and helped me find the sun.
And every time that I was down
you would always come around
and get my feet back on the ground.
Goodbye, Michelle, it's hard to die
when all the bird are singing in the sky,
Now that the spring is in the air.
With the flowers ev'rywhere.
I wish that we could both be there.
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.
But the stars we could reach
were just starfishs on the beach
Day 676 - Day 311
“We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun. But the wine and the song,
like the seasons, all have gone.”
Seasons In The Sun: Terry Jacks, Single
This single was released the year that I was born. I heard this song once as a child and was just awestruck by the words and the concept of saying goodbye to those whom you deeply love. It was several years before I heard it again but I instantly grilled my Scoutmaster (who had the recording) and asked him for a copy. I sat and listened to this song over and over… struck by the beauty of life as seasons under the sun… and the horror of facing those seasons coming to an end.
*** Artist Notes ***
Capturing the seasonal leaves changing with the setting sun…
Lyrics:
Goodbye to you, my trusted friend.
We've known each other since we're nine or ten.
Together we climbed hills or trees.
Learned of love and ABC's,
skinned our hearts and skinned our knees.
Goodbye my friend, it's hard to die,
when all the birds are singing in the sky,
Now that the spring is in the air.
Pretty girls are everywhere.
When you see them I'll be there.
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.
But the hills that we climbed
were just seasons out of time.
Goodbye, Papa, please pray for me,
I was the black sheep of the family.
You tried to teach me right from wrong.
Too much wine and too much song,
wonder how I get along.
Goodbye, Papa, it's hard to die
when all the birds are singing in the sky,
Now that the spring is in the air.
Little children everywhere.
When you see them I'll be there.
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.
But the wine and the song,
like the seasons, all have gone.
Goodbye, Michelle, my little one.
You gave me love and helped me find the sun.
And every time that I was down
you would always come around
and get my feet back on the ground.
Goodbye, Michelle, it's hard to die
when all the bird are singing in the sky,
Now that the spring is in the air.
With the flowers ev'rywhere.
I wish that we could both be there.
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.
But the stars we could reach
were just starfishs on the beach