I was sent a piano demo of this song by lyricist Carroll Kiphen and composer Robert Baitinger who asked me to perform the vocals. 

Being quite taken by the song I offered to create an orchestral setting to it, which I'm delighted to say was welcomed by the other guys!

Lyrics by Carroll Kiphen (@carroll-kiphen) 
Music, piano by Robert Baitinger (@robert-baitinger)
Orchestral arrangement, instruments, vocals, engineering and production by me.

It seems like only yesterday 
You and I were young
Our life was an adventure 
Living it was fun

I don’t know where the time has gone 
But it’s gone by too fast
We couldn’t keep up with the pace 
So we re-live the past

The future seemed uncertain
The past kept us content
We closed our eyes for a second
Now we don’t know where it went

Reels of old home movies
Postcards of yesterday
Echoes bounce off the walls
As stories are re-played

It’s life as we recall it from
Postcards of yesterday
Echoes bounce off the walls
As stories are re-played

It seems like only yesterday
We said and did those things
We’re comfortable in this life
And its familiar ring

We’re older we don’t look the same
But that is all that’s changed
We’re still stuck in the same old rut
That’s where we will stay

The future seemed uncertain
The past kept us content
We closed our eyes for a second
Now we don’t know where it went

Reels of old home movies
Postcards of yesterday
Echoes bounce off the walls
As stories are re-played

Postcards Of Yesterday

I've been a semi-pro keyboard player and singer since the mid 70's but only started writing songs whilst at a loose end in February 2011 - don't ask why!

In no way am I a lyricist so I rely on collaborations with others, nameley my fellow Soundcloud members Paul Beaumont (found on here as The Time Zones), Carroll Kiphen (found on here as Carroll Kiphen!) and Lucy Prasad (yea, you guessed it, on here as Lucy Prasad!!), along with Rod Barry.

If you have any comments to make please add them, they're most welcome.

For those of you who maybe interested, I have another Soundcloud page featuring the instrumental music I compose and record, and you'll find that at https://soundcloud.com/ian-jenkins-104831901

Postcards Of Yesterday

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