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by Carly Simon


It Was So Easy - from No Secrets 1972

      
I remember a time
  
Rompin' through the woods
                                  
Sun against our skin instead of clothes
When we felt hungry we would eat
          
When we felt glad we would dance
                                     
And whenever we felt drowsy we would doze

            
It was so easy then
        
Never takin' any stands
            
It was so easy then
          
Holdin' hands
    
              
I remember a time
           
When our fears could be named
                                
And courage meant not refusing dares
                                             
I remember when we took such cares to step never on the cracks
No only on the squares
     
Or else we'd be abducted by the bears

           
It was so easy then
        
Never makin' any plans
           
It was so easy then
          
Holdin' hands
           
It was so easy then
        
Never makin' any plans
           
It was so easy then
          
Holdin' hands

     
And now we are grown
       
With debts and regrets
      
And broken hearts
                   
And sentimental schemes
Now every tender failure
               
Seems to overthrow old dreams
                                   
Love can drive a normal woman to extremes

           
It was so easy then
        
Never takin' any stands
            
It was so easy then
          
Holdin' hands
 
It was so easy then
                   
Holdin' hands