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Verse 1
We were young enough to think
The nights would never end
Talking slow in borrowed rooms
Calling strangers friends
The radio was low and warm
The world outside felt wide
Every dream was half-believed
Every truth we tried to hide

Pre-Chorus
Time was standing in the doorway
With its hand upon the light
We didn’t see it waiting
Till it turned and said goodnight

Chorus
We were here for a while
That’s the part I try to keep
All the laughter, all the miles
All the promises we’d sleep
Life moved on like it always does
Soft and sudden, just the same
But I still hear you call my name
From when we were here for a while

Verse 2
We said love would never change
We said it like a vow
But days grow heavy on the heart
And years don’t ask you how
I watched you learning how to leave
While I learned how to stay
Neither one of us was wrong
We just walked a different way

Pre-Chorus
There’s no sin in growing older
No shame in letting go
Some things aren’t meant to last
They’re just meant to be known

Chorus
We were here for a while
Long enough to feel it all
Every rise and every fall
Every writing on the wall
Life moved on like it always does
Quiet, stubborn, undefined
But I still carry you with mine
From when we were here for a while

Bridge
Now the house is full of echoes
Of the people that I’ve been
I see your face in passing moments
More like family than sin
If I could speak to who I was
I’d tell him not to race
Some loves aren’t meant to save your life
They just help you find your place

Final Chorus
Yes, we were here for a while
That’s enough to understand
That time is not the enemy
It just moves us hand in hand
Life keeps asking us to change
Even when it breaks our smile
But I’m grateful that I knew you
When we were here for a while

Outro
The years keep going
So do I
But part of me still lives back there
Just for a while

We Were Here for a While

Hi, 

I am Ray Charles a Dutch composer and hope you enjoy my music.


Thanks for listening and support on my music.

*** Be strong, focussed and creative and make music from your heart **

Cheers
Ray

We Were Here for a While

FloatWithMe - Composer