Matraca Berg - Back When We Were Beautiful Lyrics
(matraca berg)I guess you had to be there, she said, you had to beShe handed me a yellowed photographAnd then said, seeThis was my greatest love, my one and only loveAnd this is meBack when we were beautiful, seeI dont feel very different, she said, I know its strangeI guess Ive gotten used to these little aches and painsBut I still love to dance, you know we used to danceThe night awayBack when we were beautiful, beautiful, yesI hate it when they sayIm aging gracefullyI fight it every dayI guess they never seeI dont like this at allWhats happening to meTo meBut I really love my grandkids, she said, theyre sweet to holdThey would have loved their grandpaThose awful jokes he toldYou know sometimes for a laugh, the two of us would actLike we were oldBack when we were beautiful, beautiful, yesBut I guess you had to be there...