When We Were Young

By Bruce Clifford

When we were young I thought you would grow up to be a runway model or a movie star.
When we were young I thought your future would be bright and life would take you far.
When we were young.
When we were young.

I never thought pain and poverty would be a part of your plan.
I always thought you had a destiny that would take you to new heights and foreign lands.

When we were young I thought your future would be living in style.
When we were young I was so in love with your embrace and your smile.
When we were young.
When we were young,

Learning how you’ve been hurt in far too many different ways.
Knowing what I know now breaks my heart in a tragic phase.

When we were young I thought you would have love, wealth and a castle on the shore.
When we were young I never thought of all the pain you were going to have to endure.
When we were young.
When we were young.

When we were young I never thought
I would discover your hurt as we become middle-aged and old.
When we were young the one thing that has never changed is
How I still miss you more than the diamonds from within my soul.

©11/6/2022 Bruce Clifford

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