Once I Was

by Tim Buckley

From the album: Dream Letter: Live in London 1968

Track 16 of 16 on Dream Letter: Live in London 1968 (1990).

Duration: 4:29

Dream Letter: Live in London 1968 cover art

Lyrics for Once I Was

Once I was a soldier And I fought on foreign sands for you Once I was a hunter And I brought home fresh meat for you Once I was a lover And I searched behind your eyes for you And soon there'll be another To tell you I was just a lie And sometimes I wonder Just for a while Will you ever remember me? And though you have forgotten All of our rubbish dreams I find myself searching Through the ashes of our ruins For the days when we smiled And the hours that ran wild With the magic of our eyes And the silence of our words And sometimes I wonder Just for a while Will you ever remember me? Ever remember me

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More from Dream Letter: Live in London 1968

  1. Introduction
  2. Buzzin' Fly
  3. Phantasmagoria In Two
  4. Morning Glory
  5. Dolphins
  6. I've Been Out Walking
  7. The Earth Is Broken
  8. Who Do You Love
  9. Pleasant Street / You Keep Me Hanging On
  10. Love From Room 109 / Strange Feelin'
  11. Carnival Song / Hi Lily, Hi Lo
  12. Hallucinations
  13. Troubadour
  14. Dream Letter / Happy Time
  15. Wayfaring Stranger / You Got Me Runnin'
  16. Once I Was