It is about the daily living of someone in an assisted living facility. This is about my Mother's life and many others who live there but was really inspired by another man I met in another facililty.
Lyrics:
If I could only smile
could you just sit a while
and fill my empty heart
and find that puzzle part
if I could only smile
I sit alone and think / a lot of stuff
like when I used to / have enough
of friends and family / by my side
and grandkids who took me / for a ride
Now it's silence as / my company
My closest friend / is monotony.
My schedule today looks / mighty lean
no good reason to get / up and clean
Chorus
I watch the clock tick / on the wall
and check my phone / for just any call
I guess it's time for / coffee or tea
and have the newspaper / read to me
Instead, I pick up my / photo book
and give my pictures / another look.
I wish they weren't so / far away.
They may just visit on / another day.
Family pictures / make me smile
for just a / little while
it fills my /empty heart
just like a / puzzle part
if I could only smile
