Poems, Prayers and Promises

I've been lately thinking about my life's time

All the things I've done, how it's been

And I can't help believing in my own mind

I know I'm gonna hate to see it end

I've seen a lot of sunshine, slept out in the rain

Spent a night or two all on my own

I've known my lady's pleasures, had myself some friends

And spent a night or two in my own home

I have to say it now, it's been a good life, all in all

It's really fine to have a chance to hang around

And lie there by the fire and watch the evening tire

While all my friends and my old lady sit and pass the pipe around

Talk of poems and prayers and promises and things that we believe in

How sweet it is to love someone, how right it is to care

How long it's been since yesterday and what about tomorrow?

What about our dreams and all the memories we share?

The days they pass so quickly now, nights are seldom long

Time around me whispers when it's cold

The changes somehow frighten me, still I have to smile

It turns me on to think of growing old

For though my life's been good to me there's still so much to do

So many things my mind's never known

I'd like to raise a family, I'd like to sail away

And dance across the mountains on the moon, yes I would

I have to say it now, it's been a good life, all in all

It's really fine to have the chance to hang around

And lie there by the fire and watch the evening tire

While all my friends and my old lady, sit and watch the sun go down

Talk of poems and prayers and promises and things that we believe in

How sweet it is to love someone, how right it is to care

How long it's been since yesterday and what about tomorrow?

What about our dreams and all the memories we share?