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In the ancient middle fifties, the closin' sixties roar
In the historical mid-1950s to late 1960s era, marked by significant social and cultural changes
I was caught up in your passion, I could only beg for more
I was captivated by your intense emotion, and I could only desire more
And if I had a dollar bill I'd give it to you then
If I had a dollar, I would have given it to you at that time
So I could tell the whole wide world, one day I knew you when
To proclaim to the entire world that I knew you back then
With your dangerous charisma, your thundering attack
Your alluring charm, coupled with a powerful impact
You charged the very air I breathed and kept me coming back
You charged the atmosphere I lived in and kept me returning for more
You helped me through my darkest hours, you always were my friend
You supported me during my darkest moments; you were always a true friend
You gave me hope to carry on, because I knew you when
You provided me with hope to persevere because I knew you in those times
I knew you when the mountain tops were right beneath your feet
I knew you when you were at the peak, with mountains beneath your feet
When artistry and freedom were complete
During a period when creativity and freedom were fully realized
Before you were an icon, before they all, too, came
Before you became an iconic figure, before everyone else did too
You could say I knew you when
I can confidently say that I knew you during those earlier times
We all sit here with our memories, of a glorious long ago
We all hold onto memories of a splendid past
When our heroes seemed immortal, were they really so?
When our heroes seemed invincible; were they truly so?
It's a question for a wiser man, I will not ask again
This is a question for a more knowledgeable person; I won't ask it again
I will only say I'm grateful, for the time I knew you when
I express gratitude for the time I spent knowing you during that era
I knew you when (I knew you when), oh, I knew you when
I knew you during those times (repeated)
I knew you when (I knew you when), yeah, I knew you when
-I knew you when (I knew you when)
-I knew you when (I knew you when), yeah, I knew you when
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