He took me to the hillside

He liked to take me there

He took me every Saturday

He put flowers in my hair



And we laughed like my mother said she once did 

With my father on his birthday when they went swimming

And he, he took her hand into his

And he told her that he loved her

And his words held meaning



How do we make these moments last

And how do we get them to stay 

When everything passes and time goes away 



He took me to the theater

He liked to take me there

He took me every Saturday

We ate dinner talking there



And we laughed like my mother said she once did 

With her sister on her birthday when she was seventeen

They took her car out for a spin 

Along the ocean with the top down 

And life held meaning



How do we make these moments last

And how do we get them to stay 

When everything passes and time goes away 



How do we make these moments last

And how do we get them to stay 

When everything passes and time goes away