Sounds of Years Gone By - Vladimir Sterzer

When I recall just how it felt When I went walking down by the lake My soul was free, my heart awake When I walked down into the town The mountain air was fresh and clear The sun was up behind the hill It felt so good to be alive On that morning in spring I want to sing this song for you I want to lift your spirits high And in my soul I want to feel The beauty of the days gone by The beauty of the days gone by It brings a longing to my soul To contemplate my own true self And keep me young as I grow old 'Cause beauty of the days gone by The music that we used to play So, lift your glass and raise it high Till the beauty of the days gone by I'll sing it from the mountain top Down to the valley down below Because my cup doth overflow With the beauty of the days gone by The mountain glen where we used to roam The gardens there by the railroad track Oh, my memory it does not lie Of the beauty of the days gone by The beauty of the days gone by It brings a longing to my soul To contemplate my own true self And keep me young as I grow old And keep me young as I grow old And keep me young as I grow old And keep me young as I grow old

Then as it was, then again it will be An' though the course may change sometimes Rivers always reach the sea Blind stars of fortune, each have several rays On the wings of maybe, down in birds of prey Kind of makes me feel sometimes, didn't have to grow But as the eagle leaves the nest, it's got so far to go Changes fill my time, baby, that's alright with me In the midst I think of you, and how it used to be Did you ever really need somebody, And really need 'em bad Did you ever really want somebody, The best love you ever had Do you ever remember me, baby, did it feel so good 'Cause it was just the first time, And you knew you would Through the eyes an' I sparkle, Senses growing keen Taste your love along the way, See your feathers preen Kind of makes makes me feel sometimes, Didn't have to grow We are eagles of one nest, The nest is in our soul Vixen in my dreams, with great surprise to me Never thought I'd see your face the way it used to be Oh darlin', oh darlin' I'm never gonna leave you. I never gonna leave Holdin' on, ten years gone Ten years gone, holdin' on, ten years gone

Look around, do you see So many things have changed? And you should know by now I never meant to hurt you at all In my life I have been, an outcast But now I'm being reborn And I see things so clear Open your eyes and realize Hard times are over if you want Open your mind Reach for the stars Answer is there for us to find Years go by Never know when it's too late Years go by Yourself, you seal your fate Don't look the answer from horizon It's closer than you think Years go by, oh how, how they go by Years go by Never know when it's too late Years go by Yourself, you seal your fate Don't look the answer from horizon It's closer than you think Years go by