Picture-postcard churchyard - hey Ace, how you been?
Been talking to your headstone since we were seventeen
2017 UK Songwriting Contest Semi-Finalist - Lyrics Only
Only You Remind Me
Lyrics by Mick Evans
Picture-postcard churchyard
hey Ace, how you been?
been talking to your headstone
since we were seventeen
Just like you talk to me -
in my dreams
Only you remind me
who I used to be
every day we’ve missed
nothing in life comes free -
Only you remind me
who I want to be
every day’s my gift
every day’s sweet mercy
Nothing much keeps changing
grey days in between -
moss creeping up the sandstone
like fading teenage scenes
But you still walk with me -
in my dreams
Only you remind me
who I used to be
every day we’ve missed
nothing in life comes free -
Only you remind me
who I want to be
every day’s my gift
every day’s sweet mercy
I know - if I had gone
you’d live a Master Plan
I know - if you were here
I’d be a better man
Only you remind me
who I used to be
every day we’ve missed
nothing in life comes free -
Only you remind me
who I want to be
every day’s my gift
every day’s sweet mercy