[Intro]

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[Verse]

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In a long and involved conversation with myself
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I saw precious things come into view
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When I poured through the files taken off my mental shelf
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I dusted off some memories of you
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Then I thought about the time when our affair was green
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How the phoenix of our love first flapped its silken wings
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All the urgency and passion of each new day as it happened
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And how it all mellowed as it grew


[Verse]

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I remember the times that our laughter would explode
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And how you would turn to hide your smile
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Then the hours of silence while the perfumed candle glowed
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And both of us meandered on for miles
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I remember the time I said I really had to go
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I remember the tears that filled your eyes
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Then I touched your hand and told you that it really was a lie
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And though you never knew I did, I cried


[Verse]

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It's amazing how time can so softly change your ways
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And make you look at things that can't be seen
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How the years that roll by can start you listening
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Not just to what they say, but what they mean
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So forgive me my dear if I seem preoccupied
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If the razor edge of youth filled love is gone
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But we're both a little older, our relationship has grown
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Not just in how it's shaped, but how it's shown
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So forgive me my dear if I seem preoccupied
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If the razor edge of youth filled love is gone
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But we're both a little older, our relationship has grown
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Not just in how it's shaped, but how it's shown

[Outro]

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