John Cafferty

Tender Years

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When the moon hung soft and low
Catchin' stardust in the light
You held me closer and closer
There was magic in the night

A sweet love song, a melody
That I still can recall
Two young hearts filled with dreams
To walk away from it all

Whoa, whoa, tender years
Won't you wash away my tears
How I wish you were near
Please don't go tender years

A summer love, a beach romance
Sought her kisses in the sand
Two young hearts filled with fire
Lost in never-never-land

Whoa, whoa, tender years
Won't you wash away my tears
How I wish you were near
Please don't go tender years

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mr. No Name On Feb 02, 2006

On the Dark Side

Just A Matter of Time

Hearts on Fire

Runaround Sue

On the Dark Side [From Eddie and the Cruisers]

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2006-02-02 21:46:43

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by yomannn

18y ago

such a gooooood song!

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by force263

4y ago

I think the lyric should is “two young hearts filled with dreams, to walk away WITH it all” (not “to walk away from it all”. It’s tempting, I’d imagine, to believe it’s “from”, since that’s what Eddie did. But Eddie only did that after Wendell died, and the stuff went down with ‘Season In Hell’, and he felt alone and backed into a corner). But this song is about two people in love, one of whom is looking back on the wonder that young love brought into their lives, and what was going through his mind and heart BACK THEN. It’s definitely “to walk away WITH it all”.

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