Box Of Memories Lyrics - Singles - Jeannie C. Riley

The class reunion invitation was delivered to me today 

It brought back burning memories of a happy yesterday 

I went to my cedar chest got down on my knees 

The chest that once was full of hope is now a box of memories 

As I carefully open up the box, my mind wanders back 

To all the things we used to do me and Billy Jack 

Here's the first note he wrote and gave me in the hall 

It asked if I'd stay after school to watch him play football 

The chest that once was full of hope is now a box of memories 

Here are the tickets dubbed for my first picture show 

I'd seen him talking to Rita Gail and I almost didn't go 

The forage I wore to the senior prom pressed and dried 

The scarf he tied around my hair for a motorcycle ride 

The chest that once was full of hope is now a box of memories 

Here's his lettered sweater with a patch player of the year 

And the handkerchief I'd used to wipe away all my tears 

When he was playing chicken to prove the greatness of his nerve 

And a speeding car killed my dreams on Dead Man's Kerb 

The chest that once was full of hope is now a box of memories 

Yes, the chest that once was full of hope is now a box of memories