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Artist: Carole King
Canonical path: /carole-king/song-of-long-ago
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Song Of Long Ago
Read Song Of Long Ago lyrics by Carole King on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Song Of Long Ago
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Whispering wind came, uninvited
Looking for somewhere else to go
Here is a lamp I've left unlighted
Aren't you someone I should know
Memory's flame is soon ignited
Lighting my lamp with amber glow
Quietly, friends are reunited
Singing a song of long ago, la, la, la
Cry, cry for someone
Who just can't be happy
And be glad you can feel enough to cry
Younger than always, time descended
Bringing me brand new seeds to sow
Now that they've been a long time planted
What must I do to help them grow
If it had been as I intended
I wouldn't have the peace I know
Loving the people I've befriended
And singing a song of long ago, la, la, la
As it began, so I will end it
Singing a song of long ago
Loving the people I've befriended
And singing a song of long, long, long ago
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Carole King performs "Song Of Long Ago", and this lyric page sits inside the Carole King catalog on LyroVerse.
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