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When We Were Young and Beautiful

from Sweet Dreams of Contentment by Pete Scott

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lyrics

Black and white photographs
Faded and frayed
Kiss me quick
What a picture we made
Surrounded by people we no longer know
Taken one summer a long time ago

When we were young and beautiful
The thought that you and I
Could work some kind of miracle
And never age and die
Did not seem so fanciful
When we were young and beautiful

Somebody’s cousin
Somebody’s niece
On show alone
On a stone mantelpiece
Who are they? Where are they? We’ll never know
Taken one summer a long time ago

When we were young and beautiful
The thought that you and I
Could work some kind of miracle
And never age and die
Did not seem so fanciful
When we were young and beautiful

Through our fingers
Like fine sand
The hour and the minute hand
Move on and we feel we need to know
Where did it go? Where did it go? Where did it go?

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from Sweet Dreams of Contentment, released August 4, 2016

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Pete Scott Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

Pete Scott (1948-2023) was a singer-songwriter from Newcastle upon Tyne.

He released many albums throughout his career, including "Don't Panic" and "Jimmy the Moonlight" on Rubber Records in the 1970s and, more recently, the self-released albums "Why Sing Goodbye Songs", "Songs to Sing & Jokes to Tell", and "Sweet Dreams of Contentment"

Known for folk rock in the 70s and comedy more recently. ... more

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