John Schlitt - First Song lyrics

I miss the way it was When joy came from above And hope rang like a simple melody We sang about that day An innocence regained Our eyes would open up and finally see That's then and this is now And we're older yet somehow I long to know that music once again So Jesus lead the way And show me every day All I have long forgotten (chorus) Just like the first song I remember Every word was meant for me And every verse and every line Would set me free To remember the first song I was singing When my eyes were opened wide When all the years of hurt were put aside Bring back the first song It's a wide and open door That you don't use anymore But you know the sun is waiting right outside It takes a moment now and then 'Till the words come back again From a place you've long forgotten (repeat chorus) I want to hear again I want to feel again All I've forgotten Oh, to be free again Just like I was back then When everything was so exciting New to me, new to everything (repeat chorus) Oh, when my eyes were opened wide When all the years of hurt were put aside Bring back the first song