Back When We Were Beautiful

I guess, you had to be there, she said, „You had to be”

She handed me a yellowed photograph and then said

„See, this way my greatest love, my one and only love

And this is me back when we were beautiful, see”

I don't feel very different, she said, „I know it's strange

I guess, I've gotten used to these little aches and pains

But I still love to dance, you know we used to dance the night away

Back when we were beautiful, beautiful, yes”

I hate it when they say, I'm aging gracefully

I fight it everyday, I guess, they never see

I don't like this at all what's happening to me, to me

"But I really love my grandkids", she said, "They're sweet to hold

They would have loved their grandpa those awful jokes he told

You know sometimes for a laugh, the two of us would act

Like we were old, back when we were beautiful, beautiful, yes"

But I guess, you had to be there, she said, "You had to be"

She handed me a yellowed photograph and then said

"See, this was my greatest love, my one and only love

And this is me back when we were beautiful, see"