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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pretenders
Vocals
Pete Farndon
Bass
Martin Chambers
Drums
Geoff Bryant
French Horn
James Honeyman-Scott
Keyboards
Chris Mercer
Tenor Saxophone
Henry Lowther
Trumpet
Jim Wilson
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chrissie Hynde
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Thomas
Producer
Bill Inglot
Mastering Engineer
Bill Price
Recording Engineer
Dan Hersch
Mastering Engineer
Jeremy Green
Assistant Engineer
Jon Walls
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I wrote a letter to you, my friend
So many letters that I never send
I think about you at the day's end
[Verse 2]
The time that we had
I laughed in my bed
The stupid things you said
We were two birds of paradise
[Verse 3]
When I was a little girl
With clay horses and lambs on the shelf
I caught frogs in ditches and listened for elves
My friends and I had a world unto ourselves
[Verse 4]
No grownups could find us when we
Made our plans so secretly
To run away and fly to be with the
The birds of paradise
[Verse 5]
Well, once upon a time
My mind still there wanders
Back in the room
The things I remember
[Verse 6]
One time when we took off our clothes
But you were cryin', cryin'
You said, "Nothing lasts forever"
We were happy together
[Verse 7]
I thought about you in
Stockholm and Rome
Me in my hotel room
You in your home
[Verse 8]
This is the life they say that
Dreams are made of
Don't forget, please do forgive me
I still have something you did give me
Come into my dreams, oh, let me have dreams
[Verse 9]
And please don't forget
Do forgive me
I still have something you did give me
Come into my dreams, oh, let me have dreams
[Verse 10]
Oh
Oh, dream
Of paradise
Written by: Chrissie Hynde