Once upon a Time

Once upon a time, a girl with moonlight in her eyes

Put her hand in mine and said she loved me so

But that was once upon a time, very long ago

Once upon a time, we sat beneath the willow tree

Counting all the stars and waiting for the dawn

But that was once upon a time; now the tree has gone

How the breeze ruffled through her hair

How we always laughed as though tomorrow wasn’t there

We were young and didn’t have a care

Where did it go?

Once upon a time, the world was sweeter than we knew

Everything was ours; how happy we were then

But, somehow, once upon a time never comes again