Susan Indest, Betsy Scott - They Once Shone Lyrics

My neighbor sits on her front porch
Each evening and rocks in her chair
She looks straight ahead as she rocks back and forth
Her lips move with song or with prayer

Her husband would sing her love songs
In a voice that moved her to tears
His rocker sits empty beside her
He died of cancer last year

Time passes quickly when you are young
Slowly when you are alone
People get older, weaker and slower
But remember how they once shone

My neighbor once was a dancer
Widely admired and adored
Her movements are slow but still graceful
As she waltzes inside her front door

Sometimes at night framed in her window
I watch as she dances alone
She sways back and forth, twirls around slowly
Remembering how she once shone

Time passes quickly when you are young
Slowly when you are alone
People get older, weaker and slower
But remember how they once shone

So many days I hide in the shadows
Nights sit alone in the dark
I once burned the candle at both ends
Now my spirit's barely a spark

Once I sang and danced all night
Had my time in the spotlight
Now I'm older, I'm getting slower
Will anyone remember I shined?

Time passes quickly when you are young
Slowly when you are alone
People get older, weaker and slower
But remember how they once shone

They remember how they once shone