2nd Place | “Within”

#2
“Within”
Mark Dreyer/ Kathie Eidson
Auburn, Alabama

In a distant room the shadows lay, across a wooden floor
Silhouettes of old guitars, that he’s played before
Each one stacked, side by side, neatly in a row
Still shinning from memories that closed each show

His hands too old to play again, his will, too strong to quit
Those songs in his heart, his soul won’t let forget, He said,

Through the years the music’s been
My companion, my friend
I’ll play life a song, to the very end
I can’t live without it,
That’s why the music lives within,
Can’t live without it,
It’s within

Seen the music put a smile, on a thousand faces
And comfort the widow, at the church with grace
Seen it mend a broken heart, and pave my dream
Cause, when the music’s playing, life’s okay, it seems

My hands too old to play again, my will, too strong to quit
These songs in my heart, my soul won’t let forget

Through the years the music’s been
My companion, my friend
I’ll play life a song, to the very end
I can’t live without it,
That’s why the music lives within
Can’t live without it,
It lives within

As the world keeps turning, the music never quits
Each generation will hand it to the next
So I’ll close the door on the silhouettes, as the shadows fall away
But tomorrow, once again, in my mind guitars will play

Through the years the music’s been
My companion, my friend
I’ll play life a song, to the very end
I can’t live without it, That’s why the music lives within
Can’t live without it, It’s within