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If These Walls Could Talk

from Singles by Bill Milford

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While she is reticent to take credit for it, Barb Siftar is the true author of the majority of lyrics and the song's concept. Barb doesn't write too often but when she does, the product is superb.

My adaptations to this were largely self serving, to make it fit the meter and style of the song. However, as a poem it stands strongly on its own. Barb wrote this as she and her family put their family home up for sale in Drexel Hill, PA and her last reflections on her home. This is really a wonderful collection of touching observations.

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If These Walls Could Talk

If these walls could talk to me,
They’d tell the tale of family
They’d shout the pain and sing the joy,
Of a song that must be sung,

If these walls could feel they would tell,
Of the warm spring sunsets they have felt,
The winter breath and the autumn breeze,
And a family of love.

Chorus:
A house is a place,
A family makes a home,
Memories can fill the space,
So you never are alone.

If this walls could speak the smell,
Of the life this house has known so well,
It would speak of meals and wisteria,
And the delight of a thousand meals.

If these walls could hear they’d say,
Of songs sung sweetly through the day,
Of lullabies and tunes of joy,
And of tender songs that heal.

Chorus:
A house is a place,
A family makes a home,
Memories can fill the space,
So you never are alone.

If these walls could say what they’ve seen,
They’d speak of times of joy and times of grief,
And of these rooms which hatched a million dreams
And of hands held closely in love.

If these walls could only say,
Of the hands that opened doors each day,
They may change but they never stray,
Hearts always come back home.

Chorus:
A house is a place,
A family makes a home,
Memories can fill the space,
So you never are alone.

Barb Siftar
Adapted by Bill Milford
May 2006

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from Singles, released February 1, 2019
All instruments and vocal, Bill Milford

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Bill Milford Tallahassee, Florida

Bill Milford lives in Tallahassee, FL. He performed professionally during his 20's and still plays out occasionally. He has performed with Barb Siftar, Lindy Hearne, Lynn
Adler, Chris Peters, Gail Nickse, Fred Griffeth, Richie Summa, and many other fine artists. He made dozens of dollars during his folk career so he offers his recordings without charge. ... more

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