Once Upon a Time (1940's)

Once upon a time
a girl with moonlight in her hair
put her hand in mine
and said she loved me so...

But that was once upon a time
very long ago.

Once upon a time
we sat beneath the willow tree
counting all the stars
and waiting for the dawn.

But that was once upon a time
now the tree is gone

How the breeze ruffles
through her hair
how we always laughed
as though tomorrow wasn't there
we were young
and didn't have a care
where did it go?

Once upon a time
the world was sweeter
than we knew
everything was ours
how happy were we then.
But somehow
once upon a time
never comes again.....