We gathered near the lake, to celebrate the union.
All of my old friends and me.
We were singing and dancing, 'till the morning had come
Then we sang and we danced some more.
So long, my comrades, 'till we meet again.
The years pass so quickly, and our reasons for gathering are fading away.
But you know who I was, and I know what you went through.
And nobody knows me like you.
After the dinner, we sat down near the table.
Had a drink, an old friend and me.
We laughed about the things, that we laughed about ten years ago.
Facing each other, and playing our parts.
Then he quickly stopped laughing, and asked me if I knew him.
I told him I knew what I saw.
So I asked him to tell me, what time had left him.
And he answered with a joke from years ago:
So long, my comrades, 'till we meet again.
The years pass so quickly, and our reasons for gathering are fading away.
But you know who I was, and I know what you went through.
And nobody knows me like you.
My comrades and friends, you don't know where I am right now.
The years and the miles and the ways.
But you know who I was, before I became who I am.
I can see where I've been in your eyes.
So long, my comrades, 'till we meet again.
The years pass so quickly, and our reasons for gathering are fading away.
But you know who I was, and I know what you went through.
And nobody knows me like you.
Lyrics Submitted by Bryce Cordry