Way Back When

Way Back When Suzan Stroud

Verse 1
Nobody knows her
From way back when
When she danced and loved and lived and moved
And smiled just to charm the moon
And the stars would twinkle in the sky
Just to watch her be alive
And somebody loved her

Chorus
Way back when
Way back when
Way back when

Verse 2
The younger generation
Laugh and make their jokes
They parody the elderly
As if they’ll never be old folks
But she held and kissed and grew them
Gave so much of herself to them
And somebody loved them

Chorus
Way back when
Way back when
Way back when

Bridge
She deteriorates in graceful decline
I ache as I watch her fade in time
And I can’t keep keep it from my mind
The voice that says ‘you’re next in line’
I hope I’ll learn her peaceful smile
And the way she gets through every trial
She knows that life is just a little while

Verse 3
I don’t think I’m ready
To be from way back when
Where I danced and loved and lived and moved
And smiled just to charm the moon
When the stars would twinkle in the sky
Just to watch me be alive
And somebody loved me

Chorus
Way back when
Way back when
Way back when

Tag
I hope I’ll learn her peaceful smile
And the way she gets through every trial
I know that life is just a little while