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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bob Seger
Vocals
Chris Campbell
Bass Guitar
Richie Hayward
Drums
Craig Frost
Synthesiser
Bill Payne
Piano
Rick Vito
Electric Guitar
Eric Darken
Percussion
Laura Creamer
Background Vocals
Shaun Murphy
Background Vocals
Donny Gerrard
Background Vocals
Rosemary Butler
Background Vocals
Seth Morton
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bob Seger
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bob Seger
Producer
Ed Cherney
Recording Engineer
David Cole
Recording Engineer
Gerard Smerek
Mixing Engineer
Greg Fogie
Assistant Engineer
Bryan Graban
Assistant Engineer
Tyler Hoffman
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lyrics
In the ancient middle '50s
The closing '60s roar
I was caught up in your passion
I could only beg for more
And if I had a dollar bill
I'd give it to you then
So I could tell the whole wide world
One day, I knew you when
With your dangerous charisma
Your thundering attack
You charged the very air I breathe
And kept me coming back
You helped me through my darkest hours
You always were my friend
You gave me hope to carry on
Because I knew you when
I knew you when the mountain tops were right beneath your feet
When artistry and freedom were complete
Before you were an icon, before they all too came
You could say I knew you when
We all sit here with our memories of a glorious long ago
When our heroes seemed immortal, were they really so
It's a question for a wiser man
I will not ask again
I will only say I'm grateful
For the time I knew you when
I knew you when (I knew you when)
Oh, I knew you when
I knew you when (I knew you when)
Yeah, I knew you when
I knew you when (I knew you when)
I knew you when (I knew you when)
Yeah, I knew you when
Writer(s): Bob Seger
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