Tighten up the family circle,

Buckle down and make some plans,

Keep in touch with one another,

Take the time and love again,

Once we leave a family circle,

Seems we tend to drift apart,

But we never lose the feelings

That connect us at the heart.

Send some roses to your Mama,

Thank your Dad for all he’s done,

Go see your sisters and your brothers,

And thank God you’ve got someone.

Don’t sit and wait for an invitation,

Or ‘til one of you is gone.

It’s hard to say “I love you”

To a name carved on a stone.