on lake st. helen's shores

keep on movin'
it's on up the road
keep drivin'
'cause it's so far to go
but you've been there
it's a place that you know
it's been so long
you've been missing it so

(chorus)
but it's really more a time than a place
and yesterday for them is faraway
you wish that they were there
but they couldn't stay
on lake st. helen's shores
they fade away

you were younger
they were calling for you
to be there
so that's what you would do
they're still smiling
just like they were then
but the pictures
can't go in for a swim

(chorus)
'cause it's really more a time than a place
and yesterday for them is faraway
you wish that they were there
but they couldn't stay
on lake st. helen's shores
they fade away

(bridge)
youthful dreams you dreamed
and shared them all around
the people dear to you were there
now that time has past
it's an empty camping ground
and winter's chill is in the air

you hold them
still deep in your heart
you remember
how it was at the start
the ending
didn't come with a bang
just faded
like the rest of the gang

(chorus)
'cause it's really more a time than a place
and yesterday for them is faraway
you wish that they were there
but they couldn't stay
on lake st. helen's shores
they fade away

on lake st. helen's shores
they fade away

(copyright 2005 d. b. michel)