Jim St. James

Lyrics

WE WERE YOUNG AND WE WERE DESTINED TO BE SO
NIXON ON TV, VIETNAM ON HOLD
IT WAS CRAZY, LIFE SEEMED SO NEW

TEMPERATURE WAS RISING, THE RAIN WAS NEARLY HERE
THE AIR WAS THICK AND HAZY, IT WAS JUST THAT TIME OF YEAR
THE NIGHT WAS LAZY IN SILVER BLUE

AND I RECALL, WE HAD IT ALL
TILL LOVE APPEARED BEFORE OUR EYES
WE NEVER KNEW SO MUCH COULD LAY THERE IN A TOUCH
OR IF IT'D LAST OR COME TO PASS
THAT INNOCENCE COULD BLOOM
UNDER THE MOON WE BATHED IN LIGHT
ONE SUMMER'S NIGHT

I WAS YOU AND YOU WERE ME
A LOVE WE THOUGHT WOULD STAY
SHARING HEARTS LIKE FIREWORKS ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
BUT THAT SUMMER, IT ENDED SOON
I WENT BACK TO FISHING AND YOU WENT OFF TO SCHOOL
A COLLEGE EDUCATION AND A POLE MADE OF BAMBOO
AND A MEMORY OF WHEN WE GREW

AND I RECALL, WE HAD IT ALL
TILL LOVE APPEARED BEFORE OUR EYES
WE NEVER KNEW SO MUCH COULD LAY THERE IN A TOUCH
OR IF IT'D LAST OR COME TO PASS
THAT INNOCENCE COULD BLOOM
UNDER THE MOON WE BATHED IN LIGHT
ONE SUMMER'S NIGHT