The Way We Were

Barry Manilow
The Greatest Songs Of The Seventies

Lyrics 

(Originally by Barbra Streisand)
 Mem'ries,
 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 were
 Can it be that it was all so simple then?
 Or has time re-written every line?
 If we had the chance to do it all again
 Tell me, would we? Could we?
 Mem'ries, 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...

Audio Features

Song Details

Duration
02:52
Key
5
Tempo
143 BPM

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