We met on the first day of high school back in 75 It was first moment I remember of really being alive You wouldn't let me carry your books home from school You said it was too old fashioned But you let me steal a kiss between classes taught me real passion We got married to young they all said back then what did we know I got a job when you had our child and our love still seemed to grow We were still only children ourselves but we thought take it day by day Hard to believe that life really changes, rearranges our lives in the subtlest way A long long time ago lovin' you was easy Now I don't know which way I should go cause your heart just doesn't see me A long long time ago lovin' you was easy The bedroom is dark and haunted by the shadows of what used to be you and me Our love lies dead on the floor a victim of our murderous apathy Sins of omission, promises treated like lies I swore it wasn't me you swore it wasn't you The children are crying as they pack your suitcase and your walk out the door to your liberty Now the house is colder then hell don't know if I can make it a home I never meant for this horror to happen this is the first time I've faced this alone If there's a chance that you'll ever find you way back down this road I can only promise I will try to share your heavy load A long long time ago lovin' you was easy Now I don't know which way I should go cause your heart just doesn't see me It's a long long way to go when love isn't enough And I don't know if I a man who can take it when the goin' gets rough A long long time ago lovin' you was easy I wake up in the morning feeling scarred my blood runs cold Oh my reflection in the mirror fades as I instantly grow old I see the tree of life my sins grew Paradise is lost without you Copyright © Guy Michetti 2003 BMI
