Tom T. Hall - The Way We Were

"The Way We Were" from Tom T. Hall's album "About Love" from 1977. Tom T. strayed from his usual story songs to put together this album that featured the hit single "Your Man Loves You Honey" that reached #4 on Billboards Hot 100 Country Singles. The album reached #20. Lyrics featured below.
Vocals: Tom T. Hall
Words and Music By: Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman and Marvin Hamlisch
Original Album: "About Love" (Mercury Records - 1977)
Legal Copyright Owner: Universal Music Group - Nashville
Lyrics:
Memories, light the corners of my mind
Misty watercolor memories of the way we were
Scattered pictures of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we give to one another
For the way we were
Can it be that it was all so simple then
Or has time rewritten every line?
If we had the chance to do it all again
Tell me would we? Could we?
Memories, may be beautiful and yet
What's too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget
So it's the laughter we will remember
Whenever we remember
The way we were, the way we were

[@anthonyparella2005]

Tom T. Hall was one of the greats.

[@sartainja]

Viva the memory and music of Tom T. Hall.

[@joebright6786]

What a genuine version! The best of this song I’ve ever heard.

[@sartainja]

Great cover version of this song. You can hear the pain of life in his voice.

[@anthonyparella2005]

It's the most outstanding version. It's just pure raw emotion.

[@Clint8179]

I remember being on vacation and listening to a station out of York Pa and T's version of this song came on. I had to run out and buy the album with this on it....35 yrs later I still play it.

[@sartainja]

Clint8179 Great story. Ole Tom would appreciate that tale.

[@spunkysmum]

I'm with you peeter. I like this version a lot better.

[@peeterpoon]

Thank you, Steve, for taking the initiative of doing this for me. I am endebted to you! Tom T. Hall obviously does not have Barbra Streisand's vocal power but his phrasing and gentle inflections make the lyrics far more heartfelt than her hit version.

[@larkpraise]

This is way better than Streisand!

[@ElvarMasson]

What about Lionel Richie ?

[@anthonyparella2005]

It's not even close. Tom takes it to another level.