Can't Hold The Years Back

I’M READING A LETTER, IT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER IT SURE DOES ME GOOD TO SEE AN OLD LADY SMILE AND WATCH AS SHE WANDERS BACK THROUGH THE MEMORIES DOWN THROUGH THE YEARS AND THE THOUSANDS OF MILES TO REACH OUT HER ARMS, TO HOLD ME OR SCOLD ME OR LAUGH AND A WARNING INSTEAD THEN SUPPER AND PRAYERS AND A ROOM BY THE STAIRS WHERE THREE OF US CHILDREN LAY DOWN OUR HEADS BUT I CAN'T HOLD THE YEARS BACK CAN’T HOLD THE TEARS BACK THE JOY OR THE SADNESS OF SO LONG AGO I CAN’T MAKE THE SAME SUN SHINE THROUGH THE WINDOW OR TURN THIS OLD HOUSE BACK INTO A HOME NOW PRAYING TOGETHER MEANS STAYING TOGETHER BUT THE WINDS OF TIME THEY DO BLOW THE BOOKS IN THAT OLD ROOM WRAPPED IN THEIR OWN GLOOM WITH LESSONS THAT EVEN I DIDN'T KNOW THE MEDALS OF GLORY AND EACH SUCCESS STORY ARE FRAMED AND POLISHED BY OLD HANDS THAT CARE THE CARD OF REMBERANCE WITH ONE EXTRA LONG GLANCE FOR THE ONE WHO DIDN 'T GET ANYWHERE BUT I CAN'T HOLD THE YEARS BACK CAN’T HOLD THE TEARS BACK THE JOY OR THE SADNESS OF SO LONG AGO I CAN’T MAKE THE SAME SUN SHINE THROUGH THE WINDOW OR TURN THIS OLD HOUSE BACK INTO A HOME NO, I CAN'T HOLD THE YEARS BACK CAN’T HOLD THE TEARS BACK THE JOY OR THE SADNESS OF SO LONG AGO I CAN’T MAKE THE SAME SUN SHINE THROUGH THE WINDOW OR TURN THIS OLD HOUSE BACK INTO A HOME OH, I CAN'T HOLD THE YEARS BACK