Sweeties

Me and Puppy at Dutchman Flats

There's a song I've really been stuck on recently - well, in general, I've been stuck on this band - Follow by Whitney.   The more I listened, the more I wanted to know what the lyrics actually were about - always assuming a romantic pursuit.  However, come to find, (to use a Scottish-way-of-speaking) the song is about the death of his Grandfather.  The lyrics go like this:

[Verse 1]
I know I’ll hear the call
Anytime
On a night when the moon is low
On the pines

[Chorus]
I pray your troubled mind remembers
When it’s coming to an end
At least the rain won’t come again

[Verse 2]
Still as I ride along
Through the night
You’re holding on as the ones you know
Stand by

[Chorus]
But if your troubled mind remembers
When it’s coming to an end
It’s like you’re runnin’ home again

[Outro]
And I'll follow you

I still have the "sweeties" my Grandfather gave me on my shelf in my closet, from the last time I visited him in Scotland, a month before he died.  I don't know that I'll ever eat them, maybe I should... but I probably won't.  My grandparents would have used them for what they are - and I'm sure my Grandfather would want me to enjoy them, but I'm just going to hang onto the memory attached to them a little while longer.