I was walking down a street
And on this particular street
I saw a very pretty road
In big cursive letters it wrote
“Memory Lane“

I’d never been down memory lane
I didn’t know what the path had laid
And so I went

A hop in my step
A twinkle in my eye
How could I forget?

There were a many different doors
Of many different colors
Some were blue and tall and slim
Others were patterns filled to the brim
Tiny fat doors that went below my head
One that was the pattern of my bed!
Oh how I loved memory lane

I saw little flashes and photos of my life
From the joy
To heartbreak
To love
And strife

Each door I wanted to explore
To see what the realm of the past
Would hold

Me when I was just a kid
Letting go of a balloon
Setting it free
Smiling with glee

Blowing out candles on a pink birthday cake
Remembering the golden, crispy taste

Smelling flowers in my mother’s garden
She never knew how I always snuck in

Hugging my parents a teary farewell
When I would come back- nobody could tell.

Me after I walked out of college
Thought I filled my head with all the knowledge
That there was to know
I had only learnt a bit of it though!

Buying a house
And getting a car
They were mine
I don’t mind
If they were small

Those birthday parties I adored
Things I did that made me feel torn
Throughout the love
And through the pain
I knew that if it would shine or if it would rain
I would always visit Memory Lane