You would lie by my side on the grass of the river bank Looking up at the sky as I whispered your name And your hair, all untied, on the green of the river bank Almost looked through my eye like a river of flame Now the green years are gone And they'll never return again Where the innocent kiss And the easy, young tears Yes, the green years are gone Summer scents will not burn again Now the winter winds ease With the sounds of our fears Oh, how much we shall miss Those lovely green years You would hold up your things to the wing of the summertime Unaware that you stirred up a storm in my heart I remember the grace of that long ago summertime With a look and a word, we then clasp hands and part Now the green years are gone And they'll never return again Where the innocent kiss And the easy, young tears Yes, the green years are gone Summer scents will not burn again Now the winter winds ease With the sounds of our fears Oh, how much we shall miss Those lovely green years