Maple Street Memories Song Lyrics and Chords by The Statler Brothers
Maple Street Memories
Recorded by The Statler Brothers
Written by Don Reid
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We were both nine years old when you came to
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town
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remember the big Allied
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My momma went over and took you all lunch
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dad gave your dad a
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hand
And the
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first time I saw you was through the screen
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door
When the
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paper I threw missed the
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porch
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Lord it's been years since I
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carried the news
But
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I still carry the
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A Maple Street memories and cherry tree
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games
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nights and ice cream
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cones
Take the red from the roses the sun from the sky
But leave my Maple Street
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memories
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alone
Leave my
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Maple Street
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memories
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We played hide-n-seek in the buildings out
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back
I was
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easy to find I
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admit
As the years flew away it got harder to hide
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fact I thought you were
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it
Then we
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stood by the Lilac bush in your
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yard
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pink prom gown late in
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mom took our picture I
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took your hand
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you took my breath
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away
Repeat #2 With Maple...
I never go back that I don't stand in the
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yard
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look at your window up
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stairs
In my mind I see you combing your hair
Blowing
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kisses at me in the
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air
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one time at Christmas I saw you come
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home
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arms full of children that
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day
It was
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later that night when I
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put mine to bed
I put my
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Maple Street memories
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away
Maple Street memories and cherry tree
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games
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nights and bicycle
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Leave me with something my heart can take
But take those Maple Street
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memories
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Take those Maple Street
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away
FAQ
Who sang the the song Maple Street Memories?
- The song Maple Street Memories was sang by The Statler Brothers.
Who is The Statler Brothers?
- The Statler Brothers (sometimes simply referred to as The Statlers) were an American country music, gospel, and vocal group. The quartet was formed in 1955 performing locally and, from 1964 to 1972, they sang as opening act and backup singers for Johnny Cash.Originally performing gospel music at local churches, the group billed themselves as The Four Star Quartet, and later The Kingsmen. In 1963, when the song "Louie, Louie" by the garage rock band also called The Kingsmen became famous, the group elected to bill themselves as The Statler Brothers. Despite the name, only two members of the group (Don and Harold Reid) were actual brothers and no member has the surname of Statler. The group actually named themselves after a brand of facial tissue they had noticed in a hotel room (they later quipped that they could just as easily have named themselves "the Kleenex Brothers"). Don Reid sang lead Harold Reid, Don's older brother, sang bass Phil Balsley sang baritone and Lew DeWitt sang tenor and was the guitarist of the Statlers before being replaced by Jimmy Fortune in 1983 due to DeWitt's ill health.The band's style was closely linked to their gospel roots. "We took gospel harmonies," said Harold Reid, "and put them over in country music." A majority of their records contain one gospel song at a minimum, and they produced several albums containing only gospel music. They also recorded a tribute song to The Blackwood Brothers, who influenced their music. The song "We Got Paid by Cash" was written by the Statler Brothers as a tribute to Johnny Cash, who discovered and mentored them.