When I Was Yours Songtext / Lyric

(Emmylou Harris/Paul Kennerley)



In a lonely room waiting for the night to fall

I hear your voice in every whip-poor-will that calls

And it takes me back to a better place and a sweeter time

When I was yours and you were mine.



As the shadows fall and the light grows dim

I see your face, I close my eyes and feel the warmth

Of your embrace as I long for you

And for all those days when hearts entwined

When I was yours and you were mine.

When I was yours and you were mine.






When I was yours and you were mine.

A truer love in Caroline

Ever waltzed across these hills and danced beneath the stars

Life was sweeter than the flowers blooming on the vine

When I was yours and you were mine.



So I lay my head

On a pillow soft and stained with tears

I cry for you through all the long and lonely years

But when I dream till the morning sun comes to shine

Then I'll be yours and you'll be mine.



Yes, I will go back to a better place and a sweeter time

When I was yours and you were mine...