THE WAY WE WERE- Yaakov Shwekey Ft. Tzemed Yeled & Mekor Chaim- Composed by Yitzy Waldner & Yaakov Shwekey, English Lyrics by Sruli Besser, Hebrew Lyrics by Miriam Israeli- Live Park 2019

Moments frozen in my mind
In a different place
Suspended in a world of prayer
We showed our best face,
Summer breeze carried the cries
Oh… A nation’s plea
Three pieces of our heart
מאין יבוא עזרי

We were one, so one
Clinging to a shared rope,
Hands around each other’s shoulders
We were creating hope.
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CHORUS:
It was the way we were
The way we were meant to be,
Times of togetherness
our souls on fire
,שמע בקולי
It was the way we were
The way that we’re gonna be,
When we stop pretending
The road is ending
Perfect unity.

Voices rising from all sides
Make sure we don’t forget
Chains of steel connecting us
With those we’ve never met,
Over treetops echoes a cry
A brother’s call from afar,
A million flames light up as one
Reminding us who we are.

We were one, so one
Clinging to a shared rope,
Hands around each other’s shoulders
We were creating hope.
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CHORUS:
כמו שהיינו פעם
כמו שצריך להיות
יחד הלבבות עם אש לוהטת
,שמע בקולי
כמו שהיינו פעם
כמו שנזכה להיות
להיכנס לשער בלי שום פער
בלב אחד להודות

ושבו בנים
ושבו בנים
לגבולם
,לגבולם
ושבו בנים
ושבו בנים
לגבולם
לגבולם
(Repeat a few times)