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Artist: Barbra Streisand
Track: The Way We Were

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Mem'ries light the corners of my mind
Misty water-colored mem'ries of the way we were

Scattered pictures of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to one another for the way we were

Can it be that it was all so simple then
Or has time rewritten every line
If we had the chance to do it all again, tell me, would we, could we

Mem'ries may be beautiful and yet
What's too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget

So it's the laughter we will remember
Whenever we remember the way we were

The way we were
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Barbra Streisand – The Way We Were
“The Way We Were” was the title song to the 1973 film The Way We Were which starred Barbra and actor Robert Redford. It was also featured as the title song on her 1974 album. The
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21st Century – The Way We Were
This song is a cover of the 1973 Barbra Streisand song of the same title. This version was released in 1975 by 21st Century and was featured on their RCA LP Ahead of Our Time.
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The Way We Were by Barbra Streisand
The Way We Were is the fifteenth studio album recorded by American vocalist Barbra Streisand. It was released on January 1, 1974 by Columbia Records. The record was compiled
Memories by Barbra Streisand
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