Souvenirs - John Prine & Marty Stuart on The Marty Stuart Show (Live)

"Souvenirs" (written by John Prine, first on Prine's 1972 Diamonds in the Rough album) from "The Marty Stuart Show" on RFD-TV aired 2010. LYRICS All the snow has turned to water Christmas days have come and gone Broken toys and faded colors Are all that's left to linger on I hate graveyards and old pawn shops For they always bring me tears I can't forgive the way they rob me Of my childhood souvenirs Memories they can't be boughten They can't be won at carnivals for free Well it took me years To get those souvenirs And I don't know how they slipped away from me Broken hearts and dirty windows Make life difficult to see That's why last night and this morning Always look the same to me And I hate reading old love letters For they always bring me tears I can't forgive the way they rob me Of my sweetheart's souvenirs Memories they can't be boughten They can't be won at carnivals for free Well it took me years To get those souvenirs And I don't know how they slipped away from me