A song I wrote long ago

Instead of falling asleep, I keep thinking about a song I wrote for my sisters back in 1978. So I thought I may as well make a cup of tea, grab my laptop and post the lyrics here:

Song For My Sisters
By Laura McHale Holland

Three little beds made in a row, sun streaming in through our open window

Days of our youth began with me racing with you to the kitchenWhere we’d argue over who would get the Wheaties, who would eat the Rice Chex, who would get the Corn Flakes
Did I tell you then how much I love you, sisters? You’ve been always in my heart

Three ragged coats hung in the hall, three pairs of boots stood right underneath them
I walked to school right beside you, children were cruel, called you names, now
All our clothes were second hand, I didn’t understand why it should make a difference to the others
Did I tell you then how much I love you, sisters? You’ve been always in my heart

Three teenagers, babysitters, waitresses and ice cream dippers
We bought new clothes, lipstick that glowed, cologne in scents for our earlobes
Rubbing elbows in the hall, each waiting for a call from someone who we hoped would see our beauty
Did I tell you then how much I love you, sisters? You’ve been always in my heart

One scholarship, one wedding ring, one Greyhound east, three new and different lives
Youth on my own, sometimes alone, I’d want a home with my sisters
Graduation came so fast, our childhood was past, we’d grown up and we had to say good-bye now
Did I tell you then how much I love you, sisters? You’ve been always in my heart

Three women now stand tall and proud, voicing aloud plans for a saner world
Times have been worse, I’ve bled and hurt, cried in despair who will care?
And you’ve come flying to my side wherever I did hide, and you knew I would do the same for you
So, I’m saying now how much I love you, sisters. You’ll be always in my heart
Yes, I’m saying now how much I love you, sisters. You’ll be always in my heart