C                             D
In a long and involved conversation with myself
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I saw precious things come into view
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When I poured through the files taken off my mental shelf
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I dusted off some memories of you
       Em                          Am
Then I thought about the time when our affair was green
        Em                          Am
How the phoenix of our love first flapped its silken wings
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All the urgency and passion of each new day as it happened
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And how it all mellowed as it grew
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I remembered the times that our laughter would explode
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And how you would turn to hide your smile
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Then the hours of silence while a perfumed candle glowed
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And both our thoughts meandered on for miles
Em                             Am 
I remember the time I said I really had to go
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I remember the tears that filled your eyes
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Then I touched your hand and told you
Em                 A
That it really was a lie
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And though you never knew it, dear, I cried
C                             D 
It's amazing how time can so softly change your ways
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And make you look at things that can't be seen
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And how the years that roll by can start you listening
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Not just to what they say, but what they mean
Em                           Am
So forgive me, my dear, if I seem preoccupied
    Em                                 Am 
And if the razor edge of youth-filled love is gone
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But we're both a little older, our relationship has grown
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Not just in how it's shaped, but how it's shown
Fade out with 
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