[Verse 1]
I remember
Singing in September
No idea how lucky I was

[Verse 2]
Back then it was
Just about the music
Just for love and just because

[Verse 3]
I couldn't see, I didn't know
How far along I had to go
The road ahead was long and winding

[Verse 4]
Those are golden memories
Of late summer harmonies
Sometimes I just need reminding

[Chorus 1]
That once upon a time
It was just about the music
Didn't matter at all if anybody cared
'Cause once upon a time
It was just about the music
Didn't dream of fame and fortune
No, we never dared
[Post-Chorus]
It was just about the music

[Verse 5]
Full of laughtеr
All I knew that mattered
Wеre the smiles and the tears

[Verse 6]
Blistered fingers
Notebooks filled but never shared
Secrets all through the years

[Verse 7]
I close my eyes, breathe in and out
Remember what it's all about
The road has been so long and winding

[Verse 8]
But here I am and here you are
I'm so glad we came this far
Sometimes I just need reminding

[Chorus 2]
That once upon a time
It was just about the music
Never mattered at all if anybody cared
'Cause I still have a say
And it's just about the music
I'm broke but getting better
I feel it everywhere
[Bridge]
The past cannot define who I am today
I'm on the road to finding my own way
The past cannot define who I am today
I'm on the road to finding my own way

[Chorus 3]
Even today
It's just about the music
Doesn't matter to me if anybody cares
'Cause I still have a say
So it's just about the music
I'm broke but getting better
I'm slowly getting there