"Ten Years Gone" as written by and Robert Plant Jimmy Page....
Then as it was, then again it will be
And though the course may change sometimes
Rivers always reach the sea
Blind stars of fortune, each have several rays
On the wings of maybe, down in birds of prey
Kind of makes me feel sometimes, didn't have to grow
But as the eagle leaves the nest, it's got so far to go
Changes fill my time, baby, that's alright with me
In the midst I think of you, and how it used to be
Did you ever really need somebody
And really need 'em bad
Did you ever really want somebody
The best love you ever had
Do you ever remember me, baby
Did it feel so good
'Cause it was just the first time
And you knew you would
Through the eyes an' I sparkle
Senses growing keen
Taste your love along the way
See your feathers preen
Kind of makes makes me feel sometimes
Didn't have to grow
We are eagles of one nest
The nest is in our soul
Vixen in my dreams, with great surprise to me
Never thought I'd see your face
The way it used to be
Oh darlin', oh darlin'
I'm never gonna leave you
I never gonna leave
Holdin' on, ten years gone
Ten years gone, holdin' on, ten years gone
Ten years gone, holdin' on
And though the course may change sometimes
Rivers always reach the sea
Blind stars of fortune, each have several rays
On the wings of maybe, down in birds of prey
Kind of makes me feel sometimes, didn't have to grow
But as the eagle leaves the nest, it's got so far to go
Changes fill my time, baby, that's alright with me
In the midst I think of you, and how it used to be
Did you ever really need somebody
And really need 'em bad
Did you ever really want somebody
The best love you ever had
Do you ever remember me, baby
Did it feel so good
'Cause it was just the first time
And you knew you would
Through the eyes an' I sparkle
Senses growing keen
Taste your love along the way
See your feathers preen
Kind of makes makes me feel sometimes
Didn't have to grow
We are eagles of one nest
The nest is in our soul
Vixen in my dreams, with great surprise to me
Never thought I'd see your face
The way it used to be
Oh darlin', oh darlin'
I'm never gonna leave you
I never gonna leave
Holdin' on, ten years gone
Ten years gone, holdin' on, ten years gone
Ten years gone, holdin' on
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"Ten Years Gone" as written by Robert Plant Jimmy Page
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Then as it was, then again it will be
An' though the course may change sometimes
Rivers always reach the sea
Flyin' skys of fortune, each have separate ways
On the wings of maybe, downy birds of prey
Kind of makes me feel sometimes, didn't have to go
But as the eagle leaves the nest, it's got so far to go
Changes fill my time, baby, that's alright with me
In the midst I think of you, and how it used to be
Did you ever really need somebody, and really need 'em bad
Did you ever really want somebody, the best stuff you ever had
Do you ever remember me, baby, did it feel so good
'Cause it was just the first time, and you knew you would
Do the eyes not sparkle, Senses goin' keen
takes me a love for 'long the way, to see her feathers preen
Kind of makes makes me feel sometimes, didn't have to go
We are eagles of one nest, The nest is in our soul
Vixen in my dreams, with great surprise to me
Never thought I'd see your face the way it used to be
Oh darlin', oh darlin'
ooooh
oh darlin'
'ey yeaaah
oh darlin'
I'm never gonna leave ya. I'm never gonna leaa-eaave ya
ten years gone
ten years gone, holdin' on, ten years gone
ten years gone, holdin' on, ten years gone
Then as it was, then again it will be :)
I'll explain.....
30 years ago I met and fell in love with an amazing woman. my bad habits and overall insecurity caused us to part company 20 years ago. No calls, letters, casual or indirect contact for a complete 20 years. But I remained deeply in love with her. 2 failed extended engagements/relationships later I was basically still a bachelor when I managed to contact her thru facebook. Turns out we were both single and I took her out for dinner. We have been almost inseparable for 6 months now.
Yesterday, this song came on the radio and I caught a few lyrics. So I looked them up....
"then as it was, then again it will be".
I read the whole thing and was stunned, thinking how closely one persons experiences and emotions can compare to your own is uplifiting to say the least. (I got chills)
In Plant's situation he probably made a good descision choosing his music over his love. Im my case I made some bad descisions, and its a life changing experience to get a second chance.
This song will remain very special to me until I pass on from this world, and maybe longer.
Oh yes, and the music is just as amazing as the lyrics.
After Kashmir, my fav zep song, 2,3, and 4 are very hard to pick. Any zep fan who doesn't have stairway in their top five is not a tru zep fan. But Ten Years Gone and Fool in the Rain are so awesome as well. I couldn't even begin to try to put them in order.
Anyway, I have read recently on Wikipedia that the song is about a woman who told RP that it was either "her or the music". He sees her ten years later, and he wonders if she had ever thought about him. It appears to me that it was the first romance for each of them("do you ever remember me baby, did it feel so good, CUS IT WAS JUST THE FIRST TIME, and you knew it would.") I can't even imagine how hard it was for him to pick. You can tell that he really loved her, or he wouldn't have written about her later (I'm sure that made his wife angry, him writing a love song about another woman.) On the other hand, when you have that desire to create art, you really can't just ignore it.