Thief Inside Us - Original Song - Alzheimer's Disease

Inspired by a poem my sister wrote regarding our mom who has Alzheimer's disease.
©2005 Words and music written & performed by Carol Sue Kirkpatrick.
Co-write words by Jo Ann Divine. All rights reserved.

Dedicated to our mother with love.

~LYRICS~

"Thief Inside Us"

Oh, the memories, oh...
She walks alone in her house holding a picture frame
as she wonders from room to room
Hoping to regain her memory of where the picture hangs
She knows the picture is dear to her but she can't remember why

Four little girls all in a row dressed in pretty Easter clothes
Oh, the memories, oh the memories, where did they go
(go, the memories - go, the memories)...

There's a thief inside us it can sneak in our minds
and take away the one's we love one thought at a time
Whoa, our memories, memories...

As she stands alone in her room holding the picture frame
she puts it softly in her drawer
and touches it with gentleness and then she tilts her head
and smiles once more

Oh, the memories, Oh the memories, where did they go (go, the memories - go, the memories)
four little girls all in a row (go, the memories) dressed in pretty Easter clothes
Oh, the memories, oh the memories, where did they go (go, the memories)
Where did they go, (go, the memories) where did they go (go, the memories)

Of four little girls all in a row
Where did they go, (go, the memories) where did they go, (go, the memories)
where did they go (go, the memories)
where did they go (go, the memories)...

~END LYRICS~

©2005 Words and music written and performed by Carol Sue Kirkpatrick. Co-write words by Jo Ann Divine. Video production by Carol Sue. All rights reserved. Dedicated to our mother.


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[CarolSueKirkpatrick]

Thank you sevenlamps-Bobbie Pink Petals Frilly Stuf from Arkansas, which isn't too far from Wichita Kansas! :) I think you hit the nail on the head by saying a tragic tribute, we all miss so much who my mom use to be. Thank you for visiting!

[Cliffbrock]

My sister and I donate to Alzheimer's asso.

Our mom had Alzheimer's.

Beautiful song.

[CarolSueKirkpatrick]

~Bless your hearts Rod~ You know when I hear that someone makes a donation to help find a cure I always feel it's one step closer to the discovery. I am sure your own mom would be so proud of you. I am proud of you both as well. Many blessings to you and yours. ((Hugs))

[tuskaiae]

Hey Carol Sue....Beautiful song my friend!!

[CarolSueKirkpatrick]

Thank you so much Louise! I have enjoyed so many of your songs, really you have such a great voice! Bless you! :)

[uggyharris]

Its all very touching..and totally from the heart, i wish you a happier future Carol, all the best.

[CarolSueKirkpatrick]

Thank you Uggy, May the future shine bright for you as well! ((Hugs))

[deedlerock]

Beautiful. My mom tried so hard to remember us 5 girls the last years. She would look into our eyes and say she knew we were 'hers'.

[MemoryPrograms]

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[ParisianFairytale]

Thank you so much for this, I recently had the experience of visiting my grandmother in the home, I remember her lying there, looking so frail and different from my memories of her, from seeing her only a month before. This song really helped me get my mind around things. Thank you and best wishes xx

[momnotmrs]

What a loving tribute. We must defeat this horrible disease!

[seriousmusicgermany]

It is a sad/deep story but on the other hand it is wonderful to make a song about our mothers - the best persons of our world. I have written many songs about my mother.

Inge

[blkcountrywesterngal]

Beautiful song! My mom died last week of alzheimers. I also wrote a song..Feel free to listen. It is called Recreate My Mind

[Rhonda9]

This was a beautiful, touching tribute!

[padude64]

my friend is suffering from this horrible omen! God Bless him! He cant even remember me! God bless him! I will stand by him!

[GJ2W]

Thank you for sharing this video. It depicts those that effected by the terrible disease - both directly and indirectly.