guess you had to be there

Singer:janis ian

back in nineteen-sixty-three

we walked a fine line

we were taking to the streets

skating on a thin dime

we were searching after truth and beauty

now they turn it into late night movies

how can i explain

that it's not the same

guess you had to be there to be where

love belonged to everyone

flowers in the long hair

we stood there

singing we shall overcome"