Song Length |
3:12 |
Genre |
Jazz - Smooth Jazz |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Subject |
Regret, Lost Love |
Similar Artists |
Michael Buble |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
HOW QUICKLY TIME FLIES.
I WISH I WAS YOUNG AGAIN WITH NO HAUNTING DREAMS
TO CLOUD UP MY MEMORY WITH PAINS OF REGRET
IF ONLY I KNEW BACK THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW
I WOULDN'T HAVE PLAYED THE FOOL
I WISH I COULD FORGET.
THIS LIFE THAT I'M LIVING NOW IT SEEMS SUCH A SHAME
THAT I'M JUST PLAYING OUT SOME CRAZY GAME
IF I'D ONLY BEEN TRUE TO YOU
AND NOT SAID GOODBYE
I WISH I WAS YOUNG AGAIN, HOW QUICKLY TIME FLIES.
CHORUS:
HOW QUICKLY TIME FLIES WE DON'T SEE IT GOING
IT'S SHADOW CREEPS BY LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT
ONE DAY YOU ARE YOUNG THEN SUDDENLY OLDER
WITH A BLINK OF AN EYE TIME GOES FROM OUR SIGHT.
VERSE:
I WISH I WAS YOUNG AGAIN TO LIVE LIKE A CHILD
TO FIND THOSE DAYS I KNEW STILL PEACEFUL AND CALM
I NEVER HAD THE TIME TO THINK WHAT FATE MIGHT BRING
I WAS IN MY OWN LITTLE WORLD SO SAFE AND WARM.
CHORUS:
HOW QUICKLY TIME FLIES WE DON'T SEE IT GOING
IT'S SHADOW CREEPS BY LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT
ONE DAY YOU ARE YOUNG THEN SUDDENLY OLDER
WITH A BLINK OF AN EYE TIME GOES FROM OUR SIGHT.
VERSE:
BUT NOW IN MY MEMORY THE PICTURE OF YOU
IS STARTING TO FADE AWAY SLOWLY FROM VIEW
IF I HADN'T BROKE YOUR HEART AND WATCHED LOVE DIE
I WISH I WAS YOUNG AGAIN, HOW QUICKLY TIME FLIES.