Grandpa in his tux and boutonniere

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 smouldering 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