Back When We Were Beautiful Lyrics

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"

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"

Matraca Berg - Lying to the Moon & Other Stories

Aug 1999

1. The Things You Left Undone
2. I Got It Bad
3. Lying To The Moon
4. Calico Plains
5. Baby, Walk On
6. Back In The Saddle
7. Appalachian Rain
8. Back When We Were Beautiful
9. Along For The Ride
10. I Must Have Been Crazy
11. Alice In The Looking Glass
12. Eat At Joe's