Taken just short of Ball Rd. in Grapevine, TX, as GVRR 4-6-0 #2248 pounded her way over the high iron, as she climbed out of Grapevine, TX. TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERS FOR THIS ONE!!

Grapevine Vintage #2248 Workin' HARD!

I remember that first day when I came out into this world,
And through 25 of my young years, you have watched my life unfurl,
If there ever was a person who I think of day and night,
It’s the one who brought me into life, from the darkness to light,
There have always been those times when things seemed out of place,
But there never ceased to be a smile that somehow crossed your face,
And when that day finally came, when my life at home was done,
Through the tears you must remember that I’ll always be your son,

Oh mother can’t you see what all your hard work has done,
I am crafted in your imagery, and your undying love,
No matter where my life may lead, I will always find my way,
Cause the lessons you’ve instilled in me, I will never go astray,

There are days when I wish I was back inside our home,
But as life is such a twisting road, the final path to take was my own,
Through the toughest times, the hardest days, through the heartache and the pain,
You have seem to summon all your strength, to try to ease all your strain,
But there’s one that I can’t deny, something that we both do know,
That I’ll only have one mother that I can always say is my own,
And I pray for you, through tears at night, that you’ll always be ok,
Cause our lives are only some years long, but you make the best of each day,

No matter the others go, I am always here to stay,
And my thoughts and heart are stuck with you, till the day we pass away,
Though the miles are long, and the hours too, though the distance may be great,
I will always come right back to you, you just name the time and day

Oh my dear mother, how can I explain in my own ways,
Just how much it means to me, and how I miss your face,
My love for you, it has no bounds, only you and I both know,
That I think of you, I love you tons, and I’ll always miss you so.


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