MORE THAN JUST A VASE

vocal: Janice Merritt       (www.janiceandbud.com)

my daughter dropped a vase that i adored
bits of colored clay lay across the sun porch floor
i cried like she'd never heard me cry before
she didn't seem to know quite what to do
i told her "please, believe, i'm not upset with you"
then i tried to explain what i was crying for (was..)

     more than just a vase i got in mexico
     i kept it for the memories that it holds
     it was given to me long ago
     by someone special... i loved him so
     sometimes the heart just can't let go
     it was more than just a vase i got in mexico

my daughter was too young to comprehend
the story of a love that ends, but doesn't end
i'm not sure that i understand it all myself
(i said) one day you'll find someone to love so true
he'll become forever ..a little part of you
only then you'll come to see..what was on that shelf (was)

     more than just a vase i got in mexico
     i kept it for the memories that it holds
     it was given to me long ago
     by someone special... i loved him so
     sometimes the heart just can't let go
     it was more than just a vase .i got in mexico

i don't know where he is, so many years have passed
every time that i put flowers in that pot i'd hear his laugh

     it was more than just a vase i got in mexico
     i kept it for the memories that it holds
     it was given to me long ago
     by someone special... i loved him so
     sometimes the heart just can't let go
     it was more than just a vase i got in mexico
     it was more than just a vase i got in mexico