Last Time I Saw Anna was written after the passing of my life long friend Enzo. It was sudden, on a Christmas Day a week after his marriage. It was gut punch for everyone, impossible to understand, he seemed so healthy. At his service, his mother Anna, was ‘holding on to the weight’ of loss. During our last visit I held her, pressed her frail hands in mine and the tears fell and we said goodbye. I still miss him.
Fredrick Brooks - Vocal/Acoustic Guitar
Joy Brooks - Vocal Harmony
Jeff Brackett - Dobro/Vocal Harmony
Ray Hickey Jr. - Nylon String
Guitar
Alex Paris - Bass
Mark Congram - Drums
Produced by Paul LaChappelle, Fredrick Brooks
Recorded and mastered at Quest Recording
Lyrics
Last Time I Saw Anna
Last time I saw Anna
We were standing in the rain
Holding on to the memories
Trying to look beyond the pain
And as I turned and walked away
The sun was fading in an evening sky
And like my brother before me
It’s beauty made me cry
The last time I saw Anna
She was holding on to the weight
With flowers in her garden
No sun on her face
And it’s not for me to reason why
I guess it sometimes just works out that way
We follow the river and one day were swept away
The last time I saw Anna
She held on so tight
Asked me for a reason to believe
And if time would set her right
We stood on that frozen ground
Watched the seasons fly by
I pressed her frail hands in mine
And we said goodbye
The last time I saw Anna
© Fredrick Brooks