《About the Time》的英文詞曲是保羅·麥卡特尼（Paul McCartney）。
這首歌的詞意和情緒深深受到約翰·溫斯頓·列儂（John Lennon）的影響，其曲調融合了美國民歌與搖滾風格。這首歌的歌詞是關於溫斯頓和安妮的故事，他們曾經有一段熱愛和美好的感情，但是他們分開了，因此溫斯頓在這首歌中唱出了他的感受。
以下是《About the Time》的歌詞：
Verse 1:
I remember when we used to talk for hours
And the way you used to hold my hand
Now I'm here standing all alone
And I don't know how I feel
Chorus:
About the time I first saw you
About the time I fell in love with you
About the time I knew you'd leave me
About the time I can't remember anymore
Verse 2:
I remember when we used to laugh and cry
And the way you used to make me feel
Now I'm here feeling all alone
And I don't know what to say
Chorus:
About the time I first saw you
About the time I fell in love with you
About the time I knew you'd leave me
About the time I can't remember anymore
Bridge:
But now I don't care about anything anymore
Just gonna let it all go
Gonna let it all go
Chorus:
About the time I first saw you
About the time I fell in love with you
About the time I knew you'd leave me now baby, ohh. （重複）
Ohh. Ohh. Ohh. Ohh. Ohhh. Ohhh. （和弦延長）
這首歌反映了溫斯頓失去愛情的痛苦和混亂的情緒，並暗示了他的和解與自贖的精神變化。從歌詞中可以看出，他似乎已經從失去的痛苦中恢復過來，開始接受並珍惜現在的生活。