We Were Seventeen

Written by: Larry Bradfield

We Were Seventeen

When we were seventeen there was a day
                                    When all the little pieces seemed to fit
                                    Life was easy being in love to stay
                                    How hard could it be just to go and get

                                        All the little pieces stayed for awhile
                                        We swam in ponds and sun dried on the bank
                                        That summer we still recall with a smile
                                        It was perfect and we had God to thank

                                            Then the world began to turn as it does
                                            We found that we had other seeds to sow
                                            Our love wasn't the same as it once was
                                            And so we chose seperate paths to go

                                    Then all the little pieces came apart
                                         And we learned the vagaries of the heart



September 15, 2016
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