The Way We Were

Memories light the corners of my mind

Misty water-colored memories of the way we were

Scattered pictures of the smiles we left behind

Smiles we gave to one another for the way we wereCan it be that it was all so simple then

Or has time rewritten every line

If we had the chance to do it all again

Tell me, would we?

Could we?Memories may be beautiful and yet

What's too painful to remember

We simply choose to forget

So it's the laughter we will remember

Whenever we remember

The way we were

The way we were

Songwriters

BERGMAN, ALAN / BERGMAN, MARILYN / MC CLUSKEY, HOWARD DEAN / HAMLISCH, MARVINPublished by

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