1953
(words & music by Richard Neal copyright 2006)

The January air was crisp
There was a winter chill                           
There was a grave freshly dug
On the side of Sunset Hill                

That's where my mother was to rest
From today 'til eternity                              
And today was also the day 
She gave birth to me
Back in 1953

In ordinary circumstance                                      
It was a day to celebrate                           
Instead we rode in the procession
As it wended toward her grave

And when the family Minister                          
Gave the eulogy
I thought of the proud young mother
Who gave birth to me
On this day in '53                                                   

How the workmen sliced the earth
Thrusting in their spades                                   
As long as I am breathing                                         
I can't forget the sound that made

And how they worked so quickly
To fill the cavity
Each shovel full filled in the years
Since she gave birth to me
In 1953

12 more months come and gone 
Another candle on the cake
Another birthday visit
To the hillside with a grave

Sometimes I lay a bouquet
Or I leave a wreath                                                           
A gift to give her on the day
She gave birth to me
Back in 1953