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Once I was youngYesterday, perhapsDanced With Jim and PaulAnd kissed Some other chapsOnce I was youngBut never was naiveI thought I had A trick or twoUp my imaginary sleeveAnd now I know I was naiveI didn't know What time it wasThen I met youOh What a lovely time it wasHow sublime it was tooI didn't know What time it wasYou hold my handWarm like the month Of may it wasAnd I'll say SongtexteIt was grandGrand to be alive To be youngTo be mad To be yours aloneGrand to see your face Feel your touchHear your voice say I'm all your ownI didn't know What time it wasLive was no prizeI wanted love And here it wasShining out Of your eyesI'm wiseAnd I know What time it is nowOnce I was oldTwenty years or so Rather well preservedThe wrinkles didn't showOnce I was oldBut not too old for funI used to hunt For little girlsUp my imaginary gunBut now I ain'tFor only oneI didn't know What time it wasThen I met youOh What a lovely time it wasHow sublime it was tooI didn't know What time it wasYou hold my handWarm like the month Of may it wasAnd I'll say It was grandGrand to be alive To be youngTo be mad To be yours aloneGrand to see your face Feel your touchHear your voice say I'm all your ownI didn't know What time it wasLive was no prizeI wanted love And here it wasShining out Of your eyesI'm wiseAnd I know What time it is now Aus Songtexte Mania