Thanks to everyone for the kind comments and advice.
I've tweaked it quite a bit - hopefully it's getting better
Any glaring issues?
The Trouble Is.. Copyright 2018 Tennyson Road Music Alzheimer's is a devil and a thief
He runs off with the ones you love, steals their memories
So when I visit Dad and see his distant eyes
I know I'm just another face he doesn't recognize
He talks to Mom as though she's still around
But it's almost 20 years now since we laid her in the ground
He wouldn't be as safe, if he were living on his own
But the trouble is.. he thinks he'll soon be home
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And he tells me how she's waiting for him there
With her Mona Lisa smile,
And her Judy Garland hair
Says she's busy in the kitchen, makin' supper on the stove
And the trouble is: he thinks he'll soon be home
I'll spare you all the grief of when he died
Suffice to say I kissed his cheek goodbye, then I cried
I knew that soon I'd lose him, but if the truth were known
The trouble is..
Yeah, the trouble is..
I lost him years ago
.....instr...
It goes against what common sense says happens to our souls
But, the trouble is.. I know he made it home
And he held her in his arms when he got there
Kissed her Mona Lisa smile,
Touched her Judy Garland hair
They had supper in the kitchen, got caught up around the stove
Though it goes against my common sense, I know
The trouble is..
The trouble is..
The trouble is..
I know he made it home.
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It runs off with the ones you love, steals their memories
So when I visit Dad, I see his distant eyes
And I know I'm just another face he doesn't recognize
He talks of Mom like she is still around
But it's almost 20 years now since we laid her in the ground
He wouldn't be too safe now - living on his own
But the trouble is.. he thinks he'll soon be home
ch
And he tells me how he sees her standing there
With her Mona Lisa smile,
And her Judy Garland hair
Says she's busy in the kitchen, makin' supper on the stove
And the trouble is: he thinks he'll soon be home
I'll spare you all the grief of when he died
Suffice to say I kissed his cheek goodbye, then I cried
I knew that I'd soon lose him, but if the truth were known
The trouble is..
Yeah, the trouble is..
I lost him years ago
.....instr...
I know it contradicts what science predicts will happen to our souls
But the trouble is.. I know he made it home
And he held her in his arms when he got there
Kissed her Mona Lisa smile,
Stroked her Judy Garland hair
They had supper in the kitchen, got caught up around the stove
Though it contradicts most everything I know
The trouble is I know he made it home
Yes it contradicts..
what good science predicts..
will happen to our souls
But the trouble is..
The trouble is..
The trouble is..
I know he made it home.