Remember when I was young
and so were you
And time stood still and
love was all we knew
You were the first, so
was I
We made love and then you
cried
Remember when.
And walked the walk.
Gave our hearts, made the
start, and it was hard
We lived and learned,
life threw curves
There was joy, there was
hurt
Remember when.
Remember when old ones
died and new were born
And life was changed,
disassembled, rearranged
We came together, fell
apart
And broke each other’s
hearts
Remember when.
Remember when the sound
of little feet was the music
We danced to week to week
Brought back the love, we
found trust
Vowed we’d never give it
up
Remember when.
Remember when thirty
something seemed so old
New lookin’ back, it’s
just a stoppin’ stone
To where we are,
where we’ve been
Said we’d do it all again
Remember when.
Remember when we said
when we turned gray
When the children grow up
and move away
We won’t be sad, we’ll be
glad
For all the life we’ve
had
And we’ll remember when
Remember when.
Remember when?
By Alan Jackson
What we have once enjoyed
we can never lose. All that we love deeply become a part of us. – Helen Keller