Singer-Songwriter ... Benita Kenn: Benita's Music
Keeper of the Flame
(Benita Kenn)
A tribute to my parents.
The Keeper of the Flame
Like a flame in my heart
I can hear my father’s laughter
Ringing out in my ears
As if he were next to me
Like a flame in my heart
I can hear my mother singing
Sweet and high
And slightly out of key
Like a flame in my heart
I can see my father smiling
He’s just sitting back and grinning
As he hears me sing this line
Like a flame in my heart
I can feel my mother’s gentle touch
Pushing back my hair
And softly sighing
And I feel just like an orphan child
Though I am fully grown
But the shelter their love game me
Was the only home I’ve known
And of all the riches one could have
They left me with my claim
I hold their light inside of me
The keeper of the flame
Like a flame in my heart
I still feel the love inside me
I can hear their voices clearly
Though it’s never been the same
Like a flame in my heart
Every memory burns so brightly
And I’m standing guard each day I live
The keeper of the flame
I’m standing guard each day I live
The keeper of the flame