[Verse 1]
I remember how once upon a time
Before I could even phone you I had to borrow a dime
I had nothing to give you and still you said you'd be mine
Lord those were the good years

[Verse 2]
A big night on the town for us used to be
Just two glasses of wine on our first anniversary
Oh I know you could have more but you stuck by me
(Those were the sweet years) Those were the sweet years

[Verse 3]
But I wasn't happy though you were complained
I wanted to give you more than just my name
I wanted to buy you not wine but champagne
And then came the hard years

[Verse 4]
'Cause I started working harder and longer than ever before
Just to buy you all the things that you never even asked me for
And I never noticed but you changed more and more
(Those were the sad years) Those were the sad years

[Verse 5]
But the price of success just kept going up
And even when I had it all I didn't want to stop
For some reason it became important to me to stay on the top
Those were the selfish years

[Verse 6]
And then I stopped one minute of my busy day
I felt like something was missing and what I couldn't say
And when I realized that it was love that had died away
And then came the bad years
(Then came the bad years)