Once I Was Lyrics - Jeff Buckley

(Tim Buckley tribute at St. Ann's church) 

A long time ago, when I was a little kid, my mom sat on the bed and put this record on and..it's like the first song I ever heard..that had my father's voice..and I must admit it...I was..six...and I was bored...I was bored, I'm sorry...(....) 

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 

Once I was a lover 

And I searched behind your eyes for you 

And soon there'll come another 

To tell you I was just a lie 

Sometimes I wonder 

For a while 

Do you ever remember me? 

Oh.. 

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 

And the magic of our eyes 

And the silence of our words 

Sometimes I wonder 

For a while 

Do you ever remember me?