[Verse 1]
They smile and nod when I begin
That old tale once again
About a girl with summer eyes
And a laugh that pulled me in
They think I'm lost in yesterday
And can't let go somehow
But they don't know where I go
When I start talking about
[Pre-Chorus]
It was the love and pain...
And the songs we sang
that made the soundtrack of my life
[Chorus]
They're not stories to me
They're moments I still live
A photograph that comes alive
Each time I start to give
A piece of it away
The scent of rain, the autumn wind
The blue dress that she wore
They think I'm just remembering
But I'm standing there once more
[Verse 2]
There was one who stole my heart
One who nearly stayed
One who taught me how to laugh
And one who slipped away
Time carried all of them
Down roads I couldn't follow
But every love still lives somewhere
Between the joy and sorrow
[Pre-Chorus]
And when I say their names out loud
The years just disappear
Then I close my eyes and one by one
They will all just reappear
[Chorus]
They're not stories to me
They're moments I still live
A photograph that comes alive
Each time I start to give
A piece of it away
The memory's in the park
The sunlight in her hair
They think I'm lost inside the past
But for a while I'm there
[Bridge]
They've heard these stories all before
I know that's probably true
But when I close my eyes awhile
The years come shining through
One by one they all walk in
Just like they used to be
And for a little while tonight
They spend some time with me
[Final Chorus]
They're not stories to me
They're treasures that remain
A thousand little pieces of love
Still running through my veins
And if I tell them one more time
It's not because I've forgotten
It's because for just a little while
The years are all gone
I'm young again
She smiles again
And love lives on
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