Intro: | | | | verse #1 Beating time on cardboard boxes In an attic cold as ice We were Freddie & The Dreamers With stars before our eyes verse#2 But as we loaded up the Dansette With a stack of 45's How could we have known that these were The best years of our lives Pre-Chorus It's so long ag o It seem like an age Whatever happened to the dream We didn't wake up sudden ly Reality creeps up from be hind Leaving you running out of time Verse #3 Bought a ticket at the station Waved my brother John goodbye Got the ferry down to Hamburg Went looking for a life Verse #4 I began my education Learned my lessons on the road Started living for the moment And following the code Pre-Chorus They can't take away My memories Whatever happened to the dream We didn't wake up sudden ly Reality creeps up from be hind Leaving you running out of time | | | | | Pre-Chorus They can't take away My memories Whatever happened to the dream We didn't wake up sudden ly Reality creeps up from be hind Leaving you running out of time Whatever happened to the dream We didn't wake up sudden ly Reality creeps up from be hind Leaving you running out of time | ..fade