Hubcaps and Memories
by Richard Lawry
Years of collecting
It's all hanging there
Hubcaps line the rafters
With a fifties flair
Car parts rusting
But they've got a place
Each one a story
Each a showcase
The rafters creak
The memories call
A lifetime of treasures
Lining the wall
Hubcaps and memories
They're gleaming tonight
Pieces of the past
In the museum light
A Ford Model A
And a toy car parade
Humble reminders
Of the life you made
Antique toy trucks
On a high wooden shelf
I see your smile in each
One of them myself
They called it junk
But you called it gold
A museum of autos
And stories they told
Through grease and grit
Through laughter and tears
You built this life
Over all these years
The way you worked
Long hours each day
Things collected
Never thrown away
Now they hang
Like reflections of you
The world calls it clutter
But they don't see
Every part
Every scratch
Is a memory
It's more than the metal
The chrome or the rust
It's the vision
The dream
And the wanderlust
Hubcaps and memories
They're gleaming tonight
Pieces of the past
In the museum light
A Ford Model A
And a toy car parade
Humble reminders
Of the life you made
Hubcaps and memories
Are the best
You can listen to the song as recorded by Faded Chrome at this link
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