There was a time   There was a place   It was your name   It was your face      Well, I was sixteen   I thought I knew the plan   You were my girl   And I was your man      Late nights on the phone   Late nights in my car   Late nights chasing you   Wherever you were      Maybe those were the days   And those were my nights   I've left them so far   So dim those lights      And even when I dream at night   I cannot see your face   Well, I close my eyes and softly say   Those were my younger days      Friday nights at the park   Pep rallies at schools   You cheering for me   Me playin' for you      Sometimes I look back   But I really can't see   That girl that I loved   My young sweet Marie      And even when I dream at night   I cannot see your face   Well, I close my eyes and softly say   Those were my younger days      Yeah, even when I dream at night   I cannot see your face   Well, I close my eyes and softly say   Those were my younger days   Those were my younger days