I Knew You When

In the ancient middle '50s
 The closing '60s roar
 I was caught up in your passion
 I could only beg for more
 And if I had a dollar bill
 I'd give it to you then
 So I could tell the whole wide world
 One day, I knew you when
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 With your dangerous charisma
 Your thundering attack
 You charged the very air I breathe
 And kept me coming back
 You helped me through my darkest hours
 You always were my friend
 You gave me hope to carry on
 Because I knew you when
 I knew you when the mountain tops were right beneath your feet
 When artistry and freedom were complete
 Before you were an icon, before they all too came
 You could say I knew you when
 We all sit here with our memories of a glorious long ago
 When our heroes seemed immortal, were they really so
 It's a question for a wiser man
 I will not ask again
 I will only say I'm grateful
 For the time I knew you when
 I knew you when (I knew you when)
 Oh, I knew you when
 I knew you when (I knew you when)
 Yeah, I knew you when
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 I knew you when (I knew you when)
 I knew you when (I knew you when)
 Yeah, I knew you when