This Time Long Ago

Ah, ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah, ah-ah-ah

Golden pennies on the breezes creeping
Falling softly while the trees are sleeping
Telling secrets to the earth below
Here's a secret that the trees don't know
Burning kisses in the early snow
This time long ago

There's a letter full of last year's teardrops
Silver shadows hide among the treetops
Hear the laughter from another day
See a face about a year away
Hear the voice that whispered, "I can't stay"
This time long ago

What a time to stop and cry
Beauty all around, but I
Can only see the fallen leaves
That bring heart-breaking memories
That I should not remember
La-la-la-la, her gentle touch
La-la-la-la, the way she smiled
Meant so much to me

Other loves might come and go
Stop awhile and say hello
But the only love I'll ever know
Was this time long ago

Ah, ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah, ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah, ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah, ah-ah-ah-ah...