Tilden Park looked lovely in its shades of green and red
But you covered your canvas all in purple, yellow, and blue instead
You never saw the world as it was but how you wanted it to be
And I thank you for passing on that part of you to me

Nature always stood still for you posing for her favorite artist
And you'd paint her portrait so she'd always look her Sunday best
Charcoaled landscapes filled your world through times when so little else would
And you showed me where to find the beauty and the good

Every child needs someone they can turn to
You were there and never said no
When it was time to go
We'd always take

One last ride on the merry-go-round
One last time before they tear it down
One more chance to hold your hand and ride
On the merry-go-round

You had more than your share of too many long and lonely days
You married a navy man who drank his life and pay away
But you gave me a mother and she's still the light of my life
And sometimes I see you when I look into her eyes

I'm so sorry for those years I spent away
Like you I went searching for solid ground
That I never found
But I was dreaming

In those final crazy days I'd hate to hear the nurses say
Don't bother trying she doesn't even know your face or name
And it killed me to see you just a shadow of my greatest hero
But my memory's frozen on the grandmother I always knew

I told you the same old joke I'd told you a million times
And at the punch line you clenched my hand
Now I understand
You wanted just

One last ride on the merry-go-round
One last time before they tear it down
One more chance to hold my hand and ride
On the merry-go-round

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