Tom T. Hall - The Way We Were

"The Way We Were" from Tom T. Hall's album "About Love" from 1977. Tom T. strayed from his usual story songs to put together this album that featured the hit single "Your Man Loves You Honey" that reached #4 on Billboards Hot 100 Country Singles. The album reached #20. Lyrics featured below. Vocals: Tom T. Hall Words and Music By: Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman and Marvin Hamlisch Original Album: "About Love" (Mercury Records - 1977) Legal Copyright Owner: Universal Music Group - Nashville Lyrics: Memories, light the corners of my mind Misty watercolor memories of the way we were Scattered pictures of the smiles we left behind Smiles we give to one another For the way we were Can it be that it was all so simple then Or has time rewritten every line? If we had the chance to do it all again Tell me would we? Could we? Memories, may be beautiful and yet What's too painful to remember We simply choose to forget So it's the laughter we will remember Whenever we remember The way we were, the way we were