You Can't Take It with You

Daddy doesn't get around so good anymore
 But I recall one sunny day we walked down to the store
 He reached into his pocket and handed me a dime
 Said "Buy you some candy son"
 I looked up at him and smiled
 On the way back to the house, the candy in my hand
 I felt like I had it all though we were poor back then
 So I asked dad if we were rich
 He just grinned and shook his head
 We stopped along that old dirt road and this is what he said
 "Life's a lot like money
 You spend it then it's gone
 But it ain't worth a nickel without family, friends and home
 So give your love freely as you go down life's road
 'Cause you can't take it with you when you go"
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 I stopped by to see my dad a week ago today
 He took awhile to remember me
 He has his good and his bad days
 But like a gift his memory came to him and he softly spoke my name
 It brought tears to my eyes and made me realize that day
 If tomorrow he should leave this world behind
 I'll have the memory of his precious words in my heart and in my mind
 "Life's a lot like money
 You spend it then it's gone
 But it ain't worth a nickel without family, friends and home
 So give your love freely as you go down life's road
 'Cause you can't take it with you when you go
 No, you can't take it with you when you go"