Brian Easton - Old Hymn Lyrics

In the spring of eighty-five
My first metal show
You were there 'cuz you could drive
With your brother's friends in tow
By the time we left I'd have screamed you deaf
Ears still ring at morning's dim
I still carry you in memory like you carry an old hymn
Sneaking out at summer camp
With some smokes you'd hid
Wrapped too loosely and too damp
We could hardly keep them lit
And we burned our lungs as we had our fun
As we choked and laughed like kin
I still carry you in memory like you carry an old hymn
From your Walkman I could see
We liked the same bands
Fell in love so easily
So I took you to the dance
And we danced so bad but our hearts were glad
Our whole world fit in that gym
I still carry you in memory like you carry an old hymn
At the dollar movie
You had brought your friend
Tried to seat her in-between
But I sat by you instead
When the film began I took your hand and I kissed it on a whim
I still carry you in memory like you carry an old hymn