All I Remember

All I remember if gathered together would be
Solitary firework flashes over a fathomless sea
I tried to recall all the treasures I found in those days
But the connection is weak and the moment is lost in the haze

Feeling new feelings, Ketty Lester, Dee Clark, Bobby Vee
Walking the dyke in the dark, where the river turns into the sea
Flickers in windows with forty-watt bulbs and TV
A flurry of gnats in a meadow, sunset, 1963

Try to remember the treasures we found in those days
In retrospect, tiny as diamonds, stars in the black heart of space

All I remember if gathered together would be
Just solitary firework flashes over a fathomless sea