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Sun 8 Dec, 2002 07:34 pm
It was a lazy Sunday afternoon, I changed the channel to see Meg Ryan in a movie entitled, "Hanging Up". It was the story of 3 sisters and an aging father, and how his care was mostly given by one daughter (Meg Ryan) because she was geographically closer to him, while one sister was busy trying to become an actress, and the other sister was totally involved in her career as a magazine editor.
At the end of the movie, Jay McShann sang the following song. Listening to this song made me feel very nostalgic. For one, Jay McShann did a beautiful job, I was spellbound, and the other, of course, were the words.
Thanks to Phoenix for helping me find the lyrics, she is a gem!
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 hill,
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 is 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!
~ from the 1962 Stage musical "All American"
Music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams
Misti, this is one of my favorite songs--I haven't heard it in such a long time. It is one of those wonderful songs that touches a part of you that is filled with old, bittersweet memories.
Thanks to you and Phoenix for finding it. Sigh.
Diane, my sentiments exactly. The song really touched something in me and I can't for the life of me put my finger on what memories it evoked. Maybe it was just the memory of being young and carefree, what ever it was, as you say, was bittersweet!
Memories are wonderful things to have, they take us back to where we were while we learned the gift of wisdom.
Loving it Misti - thank you.
Diane love you quote. Is it new or did I just now notice it?
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