Our Time from The Longing by Ed D'Alessandro

Our Time

By Ed D’Alessandro

We met in high school, so young and raw
Marched together in college, that pledge we swore
Never get old, don’t give up the fight
Sure of ourselves, sure we knew wrong from right
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was our time

Our diaspora flung us far apart
We stayed connected as we made our start
One loved the learning, one loved the settled life
I loved the wildness, we each loved a wife
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was our time

We crossed the country, east to the west
With work and family, we were put to the test
The laughter and love, the sorrow and pain
You were always there for me, I tried to do the same
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was our time

The years slide by and now here we are
Children grown and scattered near and far
Did we keep our pledge, did we keep our youth?
Did we know what was right, what was wrong to choose?
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was our time

I miss you two and I want you to know
There’s nowhere right now that I’d rather go
Than to be with you my friends and share that beer
With the ones I’ve shared so much over all these years
With the ones so far away, but who feel so near
Through the best of times, through the worst of times
Through our time

• Acoustic
• folk acoustic singer songwriter
• Seattle