I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Bob Brookmeyer, Stan Getz

Once i was young

Yesterday, perhaps

Danced

With Jim and Paul

And kissed

Some other chaps

Once i was young

But never was naive

I thought i had

A trick or two

Up my imaginary sleeve

And now i know

I was naive

I didn’t know

What time it was

Then i met you

Oh

What a lovely time it was

How sublime it was too

I didn’t know

What time it was

You hold my hand

Warm like the month

Of may it was

And i’ll say

It was grand

Grand to be alive

To be young

To be mad

Tto be yours alone

Grand tosee your face

Feel your touch

Hear your voice say

I’m all your own

I didn’t know

What time it was

Live was no prize

I whanted love

And here it was

Shining out

Of your eyes

I’m wise

And i know

What time it is now

Once i was old

Twenty years or so

Rather well preserved

The wrinkles did’t show

Once i was old

But not too old for fun

I used to hunt

For little girls

Up my immaginary gun

But now i ain

For only one

I didn’t know

What time it was

Then i met you

Oh

What a lovely time it was

How sublime it was too

I didn’t know

What time it was

You hold my hand

Warm like the month

Of may it was

And i’ll say

It was grand

Grand to be alive

To be young

To be mad

To be yours alone

Grand tosee your face

Feel your touch

Hear your voice say

I’m all your own

I didn’t know

What time it was

Live was no prize

I whanted love

And here it was

Shining out

Of your eyes

I’m wise

And i know

What time it is now