Lee Beatty - Reunion Lyrics

I stare at all the pictures in the yearbook
Bright eager faces, we had no clue
Tonight I'm going back to my reunion
I hope for recognition in the room

I walk among the crowd of gray-haired people
I worry if I can recall their names
I knew them well when we were clumsy children
Struggling to be different, and the same

Are memories, the bonds that hold me together?
Or are memories... the chains that hold me back?
Tonight, I seek answers to those questions
Tonight I look for memories that I lack

The dance floor holds a few brave couples
They shuffle to some tired beach music tunes
Once we pranced to Motown and the Beatles
Raw young passions swirling in full bloom

Are memories, the bonds that hold me together?
Or are memories... the chains that hold me back?
Maybe memories, like old clothes in the closet
Are no longer worth the trouble to unpack

We talk about our jobs and our children
We talk about our plans to retire
But no confessions of adolescent heartache
No sing-along of "Baby, Light My Fire"

I guess I searched for treasure that's all gone now
I guess the role of old man is my truth
But couldn't we recapture for 3 hours
The energy and innocence of Youth?

Are memories the bonds that hold me together?
Or are memories... the chains that hold me back?
Tonight I found that even at reunions
My memories are never coming back
My memories are never coming back