The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #54705   Message #848216
Posted By: TIA
16-Dec-02 - 12:19 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: When I Was Young (Bowers/Guard)
Subject: RE: When I Was Young...
Can't recall the title, but I have it on a Kingston Trio album. Here's the first verse while I look up the rest...

When I was young
and dreams were new
I loved a girl
who looked like you.
I held her close
and she agreed
to love, perhaps,
a boy who looked like me.

...and the last verse is something like

But looking back
somehow I see
how seldom love
has come to me.
And I confess
that now and then
I dream of her
remembering when

When I was young
and dreams were new...etc.

I'll find the rest now that you've gotten it stuck in my head. Thanks a lot :)

Tim