Forever 60

“Forever Sixty”

(for Frank)

Verse 1
You were eleven months younger
Still acted like my big brother sometimes
Amy came along eight years later
The baby sister we both watched over together
Three kids creating fun and chaos in the house
The smell of burning food and smoke alarms telling us dinner was ready
Then later a bottle of bourbon and lots of laughs
We thought there’d always be another Sunday together
Another story, another laugh, another light

Pre-Chorus
Nobody tells you when the last memory’s being made
Nobody warns you life can change in a day

Chorus
Now you’re forever sixty
Frozen somewhere between a laugh and goodbye

Venice water shining
Loved the look you had taking the water taxi and walking those old cobblestone streets

Then singing and toasting in Munich
With a stein held high beneath September skies

And every day we miss you
So sad to think of your empty chair at our family gatherings
Oh Frank…
You’re forever sixty to me

Verse 2
You always gave the best parts of yourself away
Making sure everybody else was okay
Even when it left your own hands empty
You carried burdens nobody could see
That first grown-up sibling trip together
Felt like we finally knew who we were
No jobs, no worries just us for a little while
Just brother and sisters learning how to enjoy each others company again

Pre-Chorus
And mom shouldn’t have to bury her child
That kind of heartbreak just stays

Chorus
Now you’re forever sixty
Frozen somewhere between a laugh and goodbye

Venice water shining
Loved the look you had taking the water taxi and walking those old cobblestone streets

Then singing and toasting in Munich
With a stein held high beneath September skies

And every day we miss you
So sad to think of your empty chair at our family gatherings
Oh Frank…
You’re forever sixty to me

Bridge
Your kids still carry pieces of you
In the way they laugh, in the things they do
And Amy and I still talk about you all the time
Like maybe if we say your name
It keeps you close somehow tonight

Final Chorus
Yeah you’re forever sixty
But love doesn’t stop when the heartbeat does
You’re in our tears
In every bourbon toast lifted up
In every kitchen memory
Every song and every old family story
And someday when it’s my time
I know you’ll save me a seat and pour a bourbon and clink glasses
Oh Frank…
You’ll always be right here with me

Outro
Eleven months apart
And a lifetime connected
Forever my brother
Forever sixty

Sentimental, Female Vocals, Country