Matraca Berg Back When We Were Beautiful written by Matraca Berg
Kris Wilkinson viola
Tammy Rogers viola
Craig Nelson bass
Reese Wynans piano
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I guess you had to be there, she said, you had to be
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She handed me a yellowed photograph and then said, see
This was my greatest love,
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My one and only love and this is me
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Back when we were beautiful beautiful, see
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I don't feel very different, she said, I know it's strange
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I guess I've gotten used to these little aches and pains
But I still love to dance,
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You know we used to dance the night away
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Back when we were beautiful beautiful yeah
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I hate it when they say I'm aging gracefully
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I fight it every day, I guess they never see
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I don't like this at all, what's happening to me
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To me
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But I really love my grandkids, she said, they're sweet to hold
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They would've have loved their grandpa, those awful jokes he told
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You know, sometimes for a laugh the two of us would act like we were
old
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Back when we were beautiful, beautiful, yeah
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But I guess you had to be there
From Matraca Berg "Sunday Morning To Saturday Night"
Rising Star Records 1997
© 1995 August Wind Music, Longitude Music Co., Great Broad Music Co.,
Admin. by Longitude Music Co., BMI
