A song I wrote about my mother. Caroline Stiles Bien born in 1922 died in 1976.
My "band" is myself, my wife and any of a number of other players who sit in when I play.
Lyrics
Requiem for Caroline
Star light, star bright
First Star that I see tonight
Firefly and evening light
The sky is very clear tonight
Looking back, I see mama raising little Paul and me
Working hard, to give us Christmas toys and love and I believe
Now I’m standing strong of heart and bone I owe it all to you
I’m grateful that you gave this life to me
I’m Thankful to have spent this time with you
With nobody helping when the bills were due and no old man you could talk to
You always had to make it on your own,
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
There’s a picture in my wallet with the edges all torn,
taken of a time the sun was warm
A woman and her barefoot brown-eyed boy
And one from the days of little league the hat’s too big mama helped me believe even when I
struck out I’d make it in the end
With nobody helping when the bills were due and no old man you could talk to
You always had to make it on your own,
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
Such a quiet service all your friends were there,
The room was crowded not an empty chair
As natural as the woman who was gone
With the sympathy cards and red carnations
Sad-eyed friends and close relations
Came to say a last goodbye tp Caroline
We have half of the blanket you were knitting for the anniversary,
We’re gonna use it for the nursery,
Paulie says he wants to name her Caroline
Star light, star bright
First Star that I see tonight
Firefly and evening light
The sky is very clear tonight
