"Once Upon a Memory" Lyrics

(Dolly Parton)

Once upon a memory I kissed lips as sweet as honey
And lived in Heaven with an angel for a little while
I knew love sweet and tender in a world of perfect splendor
Once upon a memory before he said goodbye.

Once upon a memory in never-neverland
I had a love I know I'll never ever have again
A love like those ou read in fairy tales filled with joy and laughter
Oh, but he ended it and it broke my heart and I've cried forever after
(Once upon a memory I knew love beyond compare.)

Oh, then his sweet lips lost their sweetness and all that Heaven in his eyes
Turned into a cold and distant stare
Gone is the love, sweet and tender a world of heartache knows no splendor
Oh, but once, once upon a memory I knew love beyond compare.

Yes, once upon a memory in Never-Neverland
I had a love I know I'll never ever have again
A love like those you read in fairy tales filled with joy and laughter
But he ended it and it broke my heart and I've cried forever after
(Oh, but once, once upon a memory I knew love beyond compare.)

That was once upon a memory...