elo ii - once upon a time lyrics

meeting you in the park and talking in the pouring rain
(oh what a time we had)
running home in the dark and pretending it was all a game
(oh what a time)
those were the days, those were the days

memories of you have really left a scar
and all that i can do now is to love you from afar
'cos everything was fine
that once upon a time

asking you if you'd stay, not believing that you might
(oh what a time we had)
missing you through the day, dreaming of you through the night
(oh what a time)
those were the days, those were the days

though there's no denying that you're nowhere around
i can't help myself from looking for your face amongst the crowd
'cos everything was fine, that once upon a time

have to leave the past behind me and get on the right track
though there's nothing i can say that will ever bring you back
but everything was fine, that once upon a time

i wish i knew for how much longer this misery will last
can't control these feelings, i'm still living in the past
'cos everything was fine, that once upon a time
i've got to build my life again, try to find somebody new
but i know inside my heart of hearts there'll be no replacing you
but everything was fine, that once upon a time