In every adult,
I believe the heart of the child still beats,
and in that heart,
yesteryear will live forever.

Share with me those times
that are no more.
Perhaps, in the sharing,
we will find
that we are kindred spirits.

Come, take my hand.

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Y'ALL COME
THE OLD HOME PLACE
BEYOND THE ASHES
MOTHER
ONCE ON AN ALABAMA EVENING
MY FATHER WAS A SAWMILL MAN 
SCHOOL DAYS 1945
RETURN TO YOUTH
TAKE ME BACK
TO RIDE THE WINDS OF MEMORY 
DADDY, I REMEMBER 
MY MOTHER MADE DOLLS 
MY IDEAL MOTHER 
WHEN SCHOOL WAS OUT  
VELVET RIBBONS 
HALL OF MEMORY 
A CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE 
THE MAKING OF A MAN 
IN MEMORY ONLY
REQUIEM FOR MY MOTHER  
FRIENDSHIP CHURCH REVISITED 1996
A CHILD AGAIN
HEARTHSIDE REMEMBRANCE
TO MY MOTHER IN HEAVEN  
PEANUTS AND TEACAKES
MAMA'S MOTTO
FOR MY SISTER
GIVE ME THE COUNTRY LIFE
A RICH DECOR
ACROSS THE MILES
MY FATHER'S HOMECOMING
SOME THINGS CAN'T BE DEMOLISHED
MY FATHER NEVER RECOVERED FROM THE DEPRESSION
GOLDEN LOVE

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