We Were There-Harry Chapin

[ti:We Were There] [ar:Harry Chapin] [al:Legends Of The Lost And Found - New Greatest Stories Live] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]We Were There - Harry Chapin [00:16.61]The old lady on the park bench [00:18.90] [00:19.47]In the park with just one tree [00:21.63] [00:22.66]Was there from the very first day [00:24.77] [00:26.11]That you were part of me [00:28.06] [00:29.02]It seemed like she'd been sitting there [00:31.64] [00:32.35]Since 1000 B C [00:34.60] [00:35.55]And you said She is as permanent [00:38.35] [00:39.30]As anything can be [00:41.04] [00:41.80]From that first day [00:44.35] [00:45.44]We were three [00:46.38] [00:48.71]The old lady and you and me [00:52.69] [01:05.23]You sat there in the window [01:07.07] [01:08.18]You were looking 'cross the street [01:10.26] [01:11.32]You said the birds and the old lady [01:13.90] [01:14.43]Yet the same bread crumbs they eat [01:16.87] [01:17.69]I could not get you back to bed [01:20.42] [01:21.07]'Till you took them both a treat [01:23.23] [01:24.19]And I learned that you were twice as stubborn [01:27.39] [01:28.32]As you could be sweet [01:29.69] [01:30.53]From that first day [01:31.99] [01:34.04]We were three [01:34.83] [01:37.40]The old lady and you and me [01:41.34] [01:55.47]Do you remember that summer rain storm [01:57.70] [01:58.61]On the day that you moved in [02:00.88] [02:01.80]I was caught in the excitement [02:04.20] [02:05.07]Of what was to begin [02:07.10] [02:08.29]Well you disappeared for a little while [02:11.01] [02:11.95]And when I asked you where you'd been [02:13.97] [02:15.06]You said you'd lent the old lady my new umbrella [02:18.22] [02:18.81]Then you gave me that wicked grin [02:20.79] [02:21.62]From that first day [02:22.95] [02:25.17]We were three [02:25.99] [02:28.73]The old lady and you and me [02:32.74] [02:35.21]Yes on March 21st the first day of Spring [02:38.87]The old lady would be there [02:40.93] [02:42.13]Spend all the days of summer [02:44.97] [02:45.63]Then she'd disappear somewhere [02:47.69] [02:48.61]Where she spent her falls and her winters babe [02:52.05] [02:52.58]No one was aware [02:54.33] [02:55.46]But you were the first to wonder [02:57.77] [02:58.73]Yeah you were the first to care [03:00.97] [03:37.66]It was three years we were together [03:39.75] [03:40.81]The old lady held that spot [03:42.98] [03:44.11]Through the nights when life was wonderful [03:46.41] [03:47.49]Through the days when it was not [03:49.81] [03:50.93]And the times we were in trouble [03:53.21] [03:54.20]In a way we sometimes got [03:56.50] [03:57.59]Just knowing that she was out there [04:00.27] [04:00.97]Meant we gave it just one more shot [04:03.32] [04:04.48]From that first day [04:05.68] [04:07.51]We were three [04:08.67] [04:11.37]The old lady and you and me [04:15.51] [04:29.00]Well it's March 21st the first day of Spring [04:32.60]And you know what I had to do [04:35.66]I got up and I ran to the window [04:38.09] [04:39.03]To confirm what I already knew [04:41.43] [04:42.89]I wish I had your address to send this letter to [04:48.04] [04:49.38]You see the old lady's not on the park bench [04:51.96] [04:52.52]And I'm still wondering where are you [04:57.36] [04:59.16]Where are you where are you