Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time, a girl with moonlight in her eyes Put her hand in mine and said she loved me so But that was once upon a time, very long ago Once upon a time, we sat beneath the willow tree Counting all the stars and waiting for the dawn But that was once upon a time – now the tree has gone How the breeze ruffled through her hair How we always laughed as though tomorrow wasn't there We were young and didn't have a care Where did it go? Once upon a time, the world was sweeter than we knew Everything was ours – how happy we were then But, somehow, once upon a time never comes again