Harry Chapin - Remember When the Music (extended version) lyrics

Remember when the music Came from wooden boxes strung with silver wire And as we sang the words, it would set our minds on fire For we believed in things, and so we'd sing Remember when the music Brought us all together to stand inside the rain And as we'd join our hands, we'd meet in the refrain For we had dreams to live, we had hopes to give Remember when the music Was the best of what we dreamed of for our children's time And as we sang we worked, for time was just a line It was a gift we saved, a gift the future gave Remember when the music Was a rock that we could cling to so we'd not despair And as we sang we knew we'd hear an echo fill the air We'd be smiling then, we would smile again Oh all the times I've listened, and all the times I've heard All the melodies I'm missing, and all the magic words And all those potent voices, and the choices we had then How I'd love to find we had that kind of choice again Remember when the music Was a glow on the horizon of every newborn day And as we sang, the sun came up to chase the dark away And life was good, for we knew we could Remember when the music Brought the night across the valley as the day went down And as we'd hum the melody, we'd be safe inside the sound And so we'd sleep, we had dreams to keep And I feel that something's coming, and it's not just in the wind It's more than just tomorrow, it's more than where we've been It offers me a promise, it's telling me "Begin" I know we're needing something worth believing in Remember when the music Came from wooden boxes strung with silver wire And as we sang the words, it would set our minds on fire For we believed in things, and so we'd sing