i knew you when

in the ancient middle fifties

the closin' sixties roar

i was caught up in your passion

i could only beg for more

and if i had a dollar bill i'd give it to you then

so i could tell the whole wide world

one day i knew you when

with your dangerous charisma

your thundering attack

you charged the very air i breathe

and kept me coming back

you helped me through my darkest hours

you always were my friend

you gave me hope to carry on

because i knew you when

i knew you when the mountain tops were right beneath your feet

when artistry and freedom were complete

before you were an icon

before they all too came

you could say i knew you when

we all sit here with our memories

of a glorious long ago

when our heroes seemed immortal

were they really so

it's a question for a wiser man

i will not ask again

i will only say i'm grateful

for the time i knew you when

i knew you when

oh

i knew you when

i knew you when

yeah i knew you when

i knew you when

yeah i knew you when