"The Girl Who Used To Be Me"
... A bird is born to fly
Born for the moment it takes to the sky
And all its dreams are riding on its wings
But if it falls
The dreams aren't broken
As long as the wind is fair
The sky is always there
Oh, the girl who used to be me
She could fly, she was free
You could read by the light of her smile
Yes, the girl who used to be me
Used to go dancing
She's been gone such a long, long while
She left without a sound
Nobody noticed she wasn't around
And only the moon remembers her at all
Days go by
You start asking questions
Wondering why, why did the dreams all go?
I guess it's time to know
Oh, the girl who used to be me
She could fly, she was free
And she wrote all the words to her song
Yes, the girl who used to be me
Used to go dancing
And I think she's been gone too long
I'd like a chance to be the girl who used to be me ...
(From the movie "Shirley Valentine")
(Recorded by Patti Austin)
(Lyrics and music by Alan and Marilyn Bergman)