Songwriter: Marilyn Bergman Alan Bergman Marvin Hamlisch
Producer: Dave Grusin
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
The days go by, you start asking questions
And 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, this girl who used to be me, used to go dancing
And I feel she's been gone too long
I'd like the chance to be the girl who used to be me, oh
The girl
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
The days go by, you start asking questions
And 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, this girl who used to be me, used to go dancing
And I feel she's been gone too long
I'd like the chance to be the girl who used to be me, oh
The girl
more tracks from the album
From the album
- Love Is Gonna Getcha (1990)
Patti Austin popular songs
- Baby, Come to Me
- All Behind Us Now
- If I Believed
- Shoot the Moon
- Hurry Home
- Through the Test of Time
- Reach
- I Can Cook Too
- Too Close for Comfort
- Every Home Should Have One
- Stars in Your Eyes
- Satin Doll
- Across the Alley From the Alamo
- I Will Remember You
- Captivated
- How High the Moon
- Reach (radio edit)
- Love Letters
- Cry Me a River
- Don’t Go Away
- Honeysuckle Rose
- It’s Gonna Be Special
- We’re in Love
- Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most