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Once I Was

Once I Was lyrics by Gregg Allman. Once I was a soldier And I fought on foreign sands for you Once I was a hunter And I brought home fresh meat for you And...

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Once I Was

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Once I was a soldier

And I fought on foreign sands for you

Once I was a hunter

And I brought home fresh meat for you

And once I was a lover

And I gazed behind your eyes for you

And soon there'll be another

To tell you I was just a lie

But sometimes I wonder

Just for a while

Do you ever remember me?

Sometimes I wonder

Just for a while

Do you ever think of me?

And though you have forgotten

All of our rubbish dreams

I find myself searching

Through the ashes of our ruins

For the days when we smiled

And the hours that ran wild

The silence of our words

With the magic of our smile

Sometimes I wonder

Just for a while

Do you ever think of me?

Ever

Think of me

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