How I sit in solitude In solitude I'm thinking o'er Twas not so very long ago Not so very long ago When every morning sun was new And evenings earned with family I think I can remember how The warm expressions and the voices Blended certain harmony Not so very long ago When future's hope a certainty And one lived with some security I think I can remember now Love being spiritual condition Other love but some four-letter word Not so very long ago When you and I must say goodby Fond memories stored mild and sure I think I can remember now No need to say the searching word Our love was deep and understood And now I yearn for long ago The simple word's become command From paranoid to paranoid "Love you" the word with anxious face "Love you too" the must return Love a desperate word How I sit in solitude In solitude I'm thinking o'er Twas not so very long ago