And Then Came The Bad Years Lyrics by Bill Anderson
Album : Where Have All Our Heroes Gone [Decca]
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(Steve Karliski)

I remember how once upon a time
Before I could even phone you I had to borrow a dime
I had nothing to give you
And still you said you'd be mine
Lord, these were the good years.

A big night on the town for us used to be
Just two glasses of wine on our first anniversary
Oh, I know you could have more but you stuck by me
Those were the sweet years.

But I wasn't happy though you never complained
I wanted to give you more than just my name
I wanted to buy you not wine but champagne
And then came the hard years.

'Cause I started working harder and longer than ever before
Just to buy you all the things that you never even asked me for
And I never noticed but you changed more and more
Those were the sad years.

But the price of success just kept goin' up
And even when I had it all I didn't want to stop
For some reason it became important to me to stay on the top
Those were the selfish years.

And then I stopped one minute of my busy day
I felt like something was missing and what I couldn't say
And when I realized that it was love that had died away
And then came the bad years.

(Then came the bad years.)...
(Steve Karliski)      I remember how once upon a time   Before I could even phone you I had to borrow a dime   I had nothing to give you   And still you said you'd be mine   Lord, these were the good years.      A big night on the town for us used to be   Just two glasses of wine on our first anniversary   Oh, I know you could have more but you stuck by me   Those were the sweet years.      But I wasn't happy though you never complained   I wanted to give you more than just my name   I wanted to buy you not wine but champagne   And then came the hard years.      'Cause I started working harder and longer than ever before   Just to buy you all the things that you never even asked me for   And I never noticed but you changed more and more   Those were the sad years.      But the price of success just kept goin' up   And even when I had it all I didn't want to stop   For some reason it became important to me to stay on the top   Those were the selfish years.      And then I stopped one minute of my busy day   I felt like something was missing and what I couldn't say   And when I realized that it was love that had died away   And then came the bad years.      (Then came the bad years.)...