There Was a Time

There was a perfect time for us, it seems so long ago

We were so naïve about the things we both should know

The best intentions come to nil when love has lost desire

And slowly years will show the dying embers of a fire

There was a time when I loved you

And a time when I lied

I put none up above you

And I tried, yes I tried

I'd stand aside, so you could be free

But all of the time I was running from me

I'd lay down my life, if you'd asked that of me

Yeah, there was a time

To look at all the years gone by, I made mistakes it's true

It's always just the little things remind me of you

All too often, I will sit, and wonder where I've been

For every time I looked at you, you're thinking of him

There was a time I respected you

There were times when I cried

When I was expected to, I would stand at your side

And you ask me would I do it again

I would tell you the truth, look you straight in your eyes

And I'd say it though most would think me insane

I'd say it although I have nothing to gain

Yeah, There was a time

I laid down my life for you

And think of when I lied for you

And think of when I cried for you

And you know I would have died for you

There was a time when I loved you

And a time when I lied

There were none up above you

And for you, I'd have died

But the big wheel turns at last

When all my emotions were tied up with you

My hopes and my dreams could never win through

The path has been cleared, now I'm free of you

Yeah, now is my time

There will come a time for you

There will come a time for you

There will come a time for you

There will come a time for you