A Shadow of a Dream

Seventeen was a good age to be
And a year of dreams for you and for me
For we planned to spend our lives together
We thought we'd be in love for ever and ever

But the light went out and the flame it died
And we sat alone and cried and cried
And the sun went down and left us cold
Two used-up lovers whose love had grown old
And we tried to laugh about the times we'd had
Bеfore our love went bad
But thеre was nothing we could do
When you're through you're through

Other loves they come and they go
But other loves don't give me the glow
That I felt for the first time with you
If only love had been stronger
Not something we outgrew

But the light went out and the flame it died
And we sat alone and cried and cried
And the sun went down and left us cold
Two used-up lovers whose love had grown old
And we tried to laugh about the times we'd had
Before our love went bad
But there was nothing we could do
When you're through you're through

Too many cold and lonely nights
Too many unforgotten fights
Have come between us
The love between us
Is nothing now but a memory
The shadow of a dream that was you and me

But the light went out and the flame it died
And we sat alone and cried and cried
And the sun went down and left us cold
Two used-up lovers whose love had grown old
And we tried to laugh about the times we'd had
Before our love went bad
But there was nothing we could do
When you're through you're through

It's nothing now but a memory
The shadow of a dream that was you and me