I was young and strong and I left you for a better place
At least that's what I thought
And I was gone so long you probably thought that I was just a figment
Of your imagination
But now I'm back to share the details of my brand new life
Pick up where I left off
And I don't understand why nothings where I thought it was
And some things are gone for good
I don't understand why
It didn't seem to me that long
Things happen by and by
And then suddenly they're gone
And then suddenly they're gone
Time stands still for no one; I know that, but I don't know why
It had to move so fast
I'm not sure if you said how long you would wait for me
Or if you'd wait at all
But why is it so hard to welcome me back to the fold
Have I really changed that much
Am I not the person that I was when you knew me
Not so long ago
I don't understand why
It didn't seem to me that long
Things happen by and by
And then suddenly they're gone
And then suddenly they're gone
I don't understand why
It didn't seem to me that long
Things happen by and by
And then suddenly they're gone
Ya suddenly they're gone
Ya suddenly they're gone
Ya suddenly they're gone
And then suddenly they're gone
And then suddenly they're gone
And then suddenly they're gone
And then suddenly they're gone