Gladys & Rosalie

When I was just a kid

Visiting the house you built

From the ground up with your hands

Surrounded by gardens

And you with your impish grin

Welcoming me in with a laugh

And your true love by your side

All the chapters in one life

I think you lived it just the way you liked

And never was a love story

Like Gladys and her Rosalie

The stacks of books you'd read

Another mystery series

You couldn't put 'em down

A little dog at your feet

A cat somewhere, a pony

I hear you used to ride her into town

All the chapters in one life

I think you lived it just the way you liked

And never was a love story

Like Gladys and her Rosalie

The last time I came to visit you

You asked if I'd play a song or two

You had coffee I had tea

I still have a message saved

Of you singing Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to me

All the chapters in one life

I think you lived it just the way you liked

Music brought you everywhere

I know you're playing all the way up there

And never was a love story

Like Gladys and her Rosalie