One Day Long Ago

I remember the first time we met, you took off your glasses
Do you ever think back to that time?
What was it that felt so good, just us together?

Walking down the road to your house, where you used to live
So shy, I had so many dreams
In the promise to protect you
Years went by just like that

I heard about your new boyfriend
Right before I got out of the service
The more I understood, the more my hate grew

But today I felt grateful
When I caught a glimpse of you after all these years
Someone was there to keep you so beautifully
And now by my side
Is a woman who believes in me
And an old song that soothes my sleepless nights

At school where the new semester starts
Our old selves are still there
The excitement of being twenty, with so many plans

I sometimes stroll by your school
When life gets too overwhelming
Those days when we had no sad calculations
I know I can meet you again

I heard about your new boyfriend
Right before I got out of the service
The more I understood, the more my hate grew

But today I felt grateful
When I caught a glimpse of you after all these years
Someone was there to keep you so beautifully
And now by my side
Is a woman who believes in me
And an old song that soothes my sleepless nights.