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ONCE UPON A TIME
Music & lyrics by RWGathman (BMI)
© USAgency, Inc. (BMI)

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Once upon a time I walked
Past places we used to go
I saw that things are different now
The unfamiliar faces show
Folks think that I’ve lost my mind
I’ve only lost my place in time
And dream of carefree days so long ago

Yes, yesterday’s a memory
Of the way life used to be
Lazy walks through forests green
And crazy talk of moon machines
They seem so real – and yet I know
That ancient world died long ago
And I’m trapped in an
Old man’s foolish dreams

While a young man sits inside me
Staring blindly back through time
Reliving lives I’d long since left behind
Remembering – once upon a time

And I remember moonlit nights
With a girl so close beside me
And I loved her and she was always
There to love and guide me
The summers passed – September came
We made love in the autumn rain
By the time the winter winds blew
She had left me

But if young girls lived forever
She’d have never had to die
Looking back I sit and search my mind
Remembering love – once upon a time

This backward look at life, I know
Must seem a strange condition
But I remember simpler times
When people took time livin’
You can take your rocket planes
And instant love – and endless change
I’m content with ghosts and apparitions

But if young men lived forever
I’d have never let her die
Looking back I sit and search my mind
And dream of her – once upon a time

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from ANTHOLOGY – 20 Greatest Hits (2 Discs: 40 Songs), released June 17, 2022
Created By RWGathman For USAgency Entertainment.
All Songs Written Expressly For The Front Porch Country Band.
All Words, Music, Story & Lyrics © RWGathman (BMI).
& USAgency, Inc. (BMI). Produced by William John Christian.
Recorded at Green Valley Recording Studios.
Executive Producer RWGathman for USAgency.
© mmi-mmxxi. All rights reserved worldwide. Printed in USA.

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The Front Porch Country Band is the American band formed in 2001 and comprised of six seasoned stage and studio musicians brought together from successful solo careers to record and perform as one group. Their music expands the notion of "country music" with influences of rock, pop, folk and Americana, with each member playing a variety of instruments and sharing time on lead vocals. ... more

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