Alan's Song

When, when we were young

We used to climb up in the orange tree

You would look around

And tell me all that you could see

You'd be tall and strong, you'd bang your drum

And tell me how you'd go to war

And all around, the sound of laughter

When, when we were young

We used to climb up in the orange tree

You would look around

And tell me all that you could see

And now the garden, it seems so small compared to yesterday

The years have flown, our dreams have gone

And the oranges, they are still growing

When, when we were young

We used to climb up in the orange tree

You would look around

And tell me all that you could see

You'd be tall and strong, you'd bang your drum

And tell me how you'd go to war

And all around, the sound of laughter

And me, I'd have a house

Whose shadow fell tumbling cross the water

And all around would be the sound

Of falling leaves and laughter

When, when we were young