Barbara Dickson - Thro' the Recent Years lyrics

Thro' the recent years I planned To live and play a lonely game Never was in great demand I heard you say you felt the same Now the faded years have slipped away And I find my memory began just yesterday I will never understand What happened when you held my hand (La la-la...) All my words of love's design They seem to sound so rearranged Though I use the same old rhyme At last I found the answer's changed Strangers in the morning it would seem That love forgot to waken like the pa**ing of a dream Everything was going fine Until the moment that your hand touched mine (La la-la..) Couldn't find a single word to say I'm the lucky loser in the game you have to play Counting all the hopes and fears That I have gathered thro' the recent years (La la-la...)