It Will Happen To Many

What happened to the memories That were yours and mine Somewhere they've gotten lost With the passage of time There was a time that I remembered Falling in love with you I would always relive the memories Of all the things we use to do But it seems through the years Things aren't as always clear I see you here next to me But, were you always this near? It gets harder to remember People and things from my past Sometimes I will remember But the remembering doesn't last I see so many people That I don't seem to know But when they see me They all say hello When these people call me They all seem to know my name I don't know who they are My memory is just not the same It seems to be getting worse As the years take their toll Or is it just a fact of life That I'm getting old I think I know what's wrong with me It's not just that I'm an old timer I think I may be in the grip Of that disease they call Alzheimer’s © 11-4-10/RJH