[Verse 1: Barbra Streisand & Lionel Richie] Memories Light the corners of my mind Misty water-colored memories Of the way we were [Barbra Streisand] Scattered pictures Of the smiles we left behind Smiles we gave to one another For the way we were [Hook: Barbra Streisand & Lionel Richie] Can it be that it was all so simple then? Or has time re-written every line? If we had the chance to do it all again Tell me, would we? Could we? [Verse 2: Barbra Streisand & Lionel Richie] [Lionel Richie] Memories (May be beautiful and yet) So many memories too painful to remember The way we were (The way, the way, the way, the way) [Hook: Barbra Streisand & Lionel Richie] [Verse 3: Barbra Streisand & Lionel Richie] Memories may be beautiful and yet (May be beautiful and yet) So many memories too painful to remember We simply choose to forget So it's the laughter That we will remember Whenever we remember [Outro: Barbra Streisand & Lionel Richie] The way, the way we were (The way, the way) The way we were (I miss you baby) The way we were (Oh I miss you so much baby) I miss the way we were The way we were