I’m not sure where I first heard this song, I know it was 2 or 3 years ago. I downloaded the song from iTunes and I’d listen to it on my way home from that awful part-time job I used to have, the one that kept me out until 11 p.m. five days a week. The song is hypnotic; the actual version is by Willie Nelson with Bonnie Raitt. The combination of their world-weary voices is breathtaking. The video I found from YouTube isn’t half bad.

I feel wistful when I listen to this song … makes me think of the sadness that I’ve gone through, without actually feeling sad.

What do you do with the sands of time
When they carve out lines around your eyes
I can close my fists up good and tight
But I can’t hold back the sands of time

What do you do with a memory
That just hangs around and stares at me
I can tear that frame down off the wall
But it won’t erase the things I saw

Night and day
Night and day
You remain
You remain

What do you do with old regrets
There’s a box full underneath the bed
Just close enough not to forget
But do what do you do with old regrets

There’s old house key in a kitchen drawer
To the door I can’t unlock no more
Sometimes I hold that key real tight
But what do you do after goodbye

Night and day
Night and day
You remain
You remain

Night and day
Night and day
You remain
You remain