We Said We Wouldn't Look Back

Piano by Bronwen Murray-Berg

 

We'll never be able to break the spell

The magic will hold us still

Sometimes we may pretend to forget

But of course, we never will

Those perfect years, perhaps there'll be more

Life's only beginning, you know.

 

Oh yes, it's not that I want to stay

It's just that I don't want to go

We musn't look back. No, we musn't look back

Whatever our memories are

We musn't say these are our happiest days

But our happiest days so far

 

 

If I start looking behind me

And being retracing my track

I'll remind you to remind me

We said we wouldn't look back

And if you should happen to find me

With an outlook dreary and black

I'll remind you to remind me

We said we wouldn't look back

 

It's hard to forget the plays, the socials

The walks round the school in the spring

The staff we placated, the lessons we missed

But soon it won't mean a thing

So if I let nostalgia blind me

And my resolution is slack

I'll remind you to remind me

We said we wouldn't look back

 

We've broken the ties, we've said the goodbyes

There's no more for us to pack

Don't turn round, we're outward bound

And we've said we wouldn't look back

We said we wouldn't look back