The Picture

I liked the lyric and puzzled over the " I wonder what happened?"

Puzzled it for a day or two and tried to figure out why I couldn't figure the story.

Then reading today, I thought of the pronoun changes as follows....and it made more sense to me....sorry for the mashing edit...it only illustrates how a different interpretation can be construed.  

I'm standing on this city street

Where nobody knows my name

Every face I see reminds me of HER 
I don't remember why I came



Chorus



A faded photograph reminds me

Of a better place

The only thing that keeps me strong

Is the memory of her face



Instrumental Break



Verse



I saw an artist drawing portraits for tips

I gave him THE PHOTO to paint

He captured the color of HER pretty red lips

And every detail of HER face



Chorus



A faded photograph reminds me

Of a better day

The only thing that keeps me strong

Is the memory of HER face



If I could only see HER, one more time...



©Brad Hopkins 2008