Pictures on mantles

Grandpa in his tux and boutonnière
Grandma in her gown and train
And though they're gone
They shine on through the years
In that old wooden picture frame

Uncle Johnny in Marine attire
Standing on a foreign shore
Still warms the heart above a smoldering fire
Though he never came home from the war

Long after this life's over
Love will shine on

In pictures on mantles
Eternal candles
Sparks that rekindle
Yesterday

When fires fade to embers
And our life surrender
They will remember
The love we made
In pictures on mantles

The hands of time
They never hesitate
And only love will survive And soon whatever life that we create
Will be reduced to 3 by 5
And when we're nothing more than memories
Love will live on

In pictures on mantles
Eternal candles
Sparks that rekindle
Yesterday

When fires fade to embers
And our life surrender
They will remember
The love we made
In pictures on mantles

And long after this life's over
Love will shine on

In pictures on mantles
Eternal candles
Sparks that rekindle
Yesterday

When fires fade to embers
And our life surrender
They will remember
The love we made
In pictures on mantles