A song about learning and forgetting
On the edge to 2022.

Lyrics
That Day
(c) Hans Berkhout, dec, 2021

It was that day I remember
It was when I started to walk
Another day I can recall
I then learned how to talk

There was a day I knew so well
I tried to handle falling in love
And there was that day I understood
happiness won't come from above

Refrain
I had to learn how to live
No one taught it me this way
Not my parents and friends, or at school
My preceptor was 'that' day

There was that day I learned crying
When my loved one passed away
It was that day the sky was gray
And I died too, so to say

Refrain
I had to learn how to live
No one taught it me this way
Not my family and friends or at work
My preceptor was 'that' day

Bridge
All these days have learned me a lot
But none of them (2x) did stay
While I needed them
I longed for them, every day

=solo=

Refrain
I had to learn how to live
No one taught it me this way
My days have faded since then
Only one had stayed

So life became more easy;
Today I deal with yesterday
Don't try to ask for more
it's yesterday, I'm reliving today
My preceptor is that day...

That Day

I compose songs, write lyrics and sing most of them. I don't have  'one'  style. It depends on my mood or on certain issues that are going on in our world. AND some listeners can even tell which songs are genuine 'Birchwood-songs' (!)

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