[Verse 1]
Grandpa in his tux and boutonnière
Grandma in her gown and train
And though they're gone
They shine on through the years
In that old wooden picture frame

[Verse 2]
Uncle Johnny in Marine attire
Standing on a foreign shore
Still warms the heart above a smoldering fire
Though he never came home from the war
Long after this life’s over
Love will shine on

[Chorus]
In pictures on mantles
Eternal candles
Sparks that rekindle
Yesterday
When fires fade to embers
And our life surrender
They will remember
The love we made
In pictures on mantles
[Verse 3]
The hands of time they never hesitate
And only love will survive
And soon whatever life that we create
Will be reduced to 3 x 5
And when we're nothing more than memories
Love will live on

[Chorus]
In pictures on mantles
Eternal candles
Sparks that rekindle
Yesterday
When fires fade to embers
And our life surrender
They will remember
The love we made
In pictures on mantles

[Bridge]
And long after this life’s over
Love will shine on

[Chorus]
In pictures on mantles
Eternal candles
Sparks that rekindle
Yesterday
When fires fade to embers
And our life surrender
They will remember
The love we made
In pictures on mantles