Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Aretha Franklin
Canonical path: /aretha-franklin/the-way-we-were
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The Way We Were
Read The Way We Were lyrics by Aretha Franklin on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Way We Were
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Memories like the corners of my mind
Memories
Misty watercolor memories
Of the way we were
Scattered pictures of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to one another
For the way we were
Oh can it be that it was all so simple then
Or has time rewritten every line
And if we had the chance to do it all again
Tell me
Would we?
Could we?
Memories may be beautiful and yet
What's too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget
So it's the laughter we'll remember
We'll remember
Whenever we remember
The way we were
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Aretha Franklin performs "The Way We Were", and this lyric page sits inside the Aretha Franklin catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to I Knew You Were Waiting For Me (feat. George Michael) and I Say a Little Prayer with a short reason for opening each page next.
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