There was a time not long ago

There was a time not long ago,
When I would've been a friend,
I would've been a person who,
on which you could depend,

There was a time not long ago,
When I would not be afraid,
My only worries would've lied,
With problems I had made,

There was a time not long ago,
When everything was good,
All was merry and contrite,
and not misunderstood,

There was a time not along ago,
When life was very clear,
Nothing else did matter,
but those that I held dear,

There was a time not long ago,
When I'd smile unlike now,
I would If I could remember,
But I've forgotten how.