Can you tell me who´ll still care

I listened to this song some ten years back on a dirty cream-colored Fairmate stereo cassette player which had a raspy undertone to its output. All I knew was that the band's name was Hanson, and the tune settled down somewhere in the dusty nooks of my memories. Sad memories. It has been almost four years since the person who owned the player and I have talked to each other.


Very recently I happened to come across the song again, and of course, it triggered the awakening of a lot of allied memories. The lyrics now appeal to me asking for an answer to a fundamental question which we all face. And I had thought that this was just a hum-by song.

You have so many relationships in this life,
But only one or two will last.
You go through all the pain and strife,
Then you turn your back and they're gone so fast.

Oh yeah. And They're gone so fast. yeah

Oh, so hold on to the ones who really care,
In the end they'll be the only ones there.
When you get old and start losing your hair,
Can you tell me who will still care?