C Dm
In a long and involved conversation with myself
F Fm C
I saw precious things come into view
C Dm
When I poured through the files taken off my mental shelf
F Fm C
I dusted off some memories of you
Em Am
Then I thought about the time when our affair was green
Em Am
How the phoenix of our love first flapped its silken wings
F G C Em A
All the urgency and passion of each new day as it happened
F G C
And how it all mellowed as it grew
In a long and involved conversation with myself
F Fm C
I saw precious things come into view
C Dm
When I poured through the files taken off my mental shelf
F Fm C
I dusted off some memories of you
Em Am
Then I thought about the time when our affair was green
Em Am
How the phoenix of our love first flapped its silken wings
F G C Em A
All the urgency and passion of each new day as it happened
F G C
And how it all mellowed as it grew