When You Were Just You

WHEN YOU WERE JUST YOU

When You Were Just You, there was Sunshine in the shadows
Now that we're through, it just doesn't really matter
I still dream of you, but I sure don't know why
The memory of you can still make me cry
There's a time to be born, and another to die
There's a time for hello and a time for goodbye
Just like a soft echo on the edge of your mind
All you have done, you must now leave behind

I'd never stop you from living your dream
But Miracles aren't always just what they seem
Your traffic lights turning from Red into Green
But me, I'm still floating in the In Between
I celebrate you, and I toast your success
I see you beside me in your white wedding dress
In satin and leather and fine Irish lace
I still remember the smile on your face

CHORUS:
When You Were Just You before it all changed
I still see your smile as you danced in the rain
But soon, you surrendered to the Goddess of Fame
And I'm on the outside again
Outside the Window, but still looking in
I hear your Voice, and I see your Eyes
But for one thing, I just don’t recognize you
Who’s that in sunglasses, standing behind you?

He could be a puppet master
Who controls your every move
Hollywoodland Alabaster
In a small record groove
I know when things were better
I know when they got worse
Every time you Pray, remember
A Prayer is a Curse in reverse

Please remember who you are
You're so much more than just a Star
It's all just a part that you play
Are you ready to fly away
When Tomorrow turns back into Yesterday?
Until that day, I'll be hiding away
Waiting here now, there and then
For you to be my Bride again

CHORUS 2:
 When You Were Just You
Just like you were before
You worked in the Garden outside your back door
How are you gonna go back to the farm
Now that you’re a big Superstar?
Maybe together we can be reborn
Together remembering just who we are
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