Well, hello there My, it's been a long, long time How you doin'? Oh, I guess that I'm doin' fine It's been so long now, but it seems like It was only yesterday Gee, ain't it funny How time just slips away? And how's your new love? (ooh-ooh, ooh) Well, I guess he's doin' fine I heard you told him (ooh-ooh, ooh) That you'd love him 'til the end of time Now that's the same thing That I told you It seems like just the other day (ooh, ooh, ooh) Gee, ain't it funny How time just slips away? Well, I gotta go now I guess I'll see you around I don't know when though 'Cause I never know when I'll be back in town But remember what I told you "Yeah, in time, you're gonna be" Kinda surprisin' How time just slips away Gee, ain't it funny How time (how time) just slips away? (Slips away)

Time, time, time, time Slips away, yeah Well, hello there My, it's been a long time How am I doing? Well, I guess I'm doing fine It's been so long, and it seems like it was only yesterday Ain't it funny, funny, funny how time slips away How's your new love? I hope he's doing fine, oh yeah I heard you told him, told him Oh you gonna love him 'till the end of time What if I remember, yeah, that's the same thing, same thing That you told me, it was only yesterday Ain't it funny, funny, funny how time just slips away And sometimes I say, "I gotta go now" I guess I'll see you somewhere around, somewhere around A ha, but you, oh you don't know, you don't know You don't know, you can't know when I'll be back in town (Maybe tomorrow) I want you to please remember what I told you That in time you're gonna pay I think it's funny, funny, funny how time just slips away But all I want you to do is just, just remember Just remember what I told you In time, in time you're gonna pay Ain't it funny, funny, funny how time just slips away One thing I want you to do is just remember Remember what I told you, yeah In time, in time, yeah, yeah Ain't it funny, funny, funny how time just slips away Oooh baby, oh baby, yeah, yeah It's the same thing, same thing that you told me It seems like just the other day Oh it's funny, funny, funny how time just slips away It's funny how time It's one thing about the time that... It's funny, lady, how time slips away And it's funny, funny, funny how time slips away

Well hello there My it's been a long, long time How am I doin'? I guess I'm doin' fine It's been so long now and it seems that It was only yesterday Ain't it funny how time slips away? How's your new love? I hope he's doin' fine I heard you told him You're gonna love him till the end of time But that's the same thing That you told me It seems like just yesterday Well ain't it funny how time slips away? I gotta go now Guess I'll see you hanging around I don't know when though I never know when I'll be back in town But I remember what I told you That in time you're gonna pay Ain't it funny how time slips away? Well ain't it funny how time slips away?

My, it's been a long long time How am I doin', let me tell you honey, I guess, I guess I'm doin' fine, ...yeah It's been so long now, and it seems OooOooh, It was ooonly yesterday Aaain't it funny how time slips away, yeah How's your new love, Oh Lord, I hope that he's doin' fine ...mmmhm Have you told him, yeah That you'd love him till the end of time Now, that's the same thing That you told me Whoaaa, Lord, honey, it just seems like the other day He, he, he, myh, ain't it funny, how time slips away Well, I've gotta go now, Mmmm, guess I'll see you hanging 'round Mmhm Don't know when though Never know when I'll be back here in town But I want you to remember, what I tell you That in time, your gonna get down on your knees and pray, and pray, and pray, and pray Ain't it surprisin' how time slips away (Ending) Mmmmmm!

Well, hello there My, it's been a long, long time How am I doin'? Well, I guess that I'm doin' fine Been so long now But it seems like it was only yesterday Gee, ain't it funny How time slips away? And how's your new love? Well, I hope that he's doin' fine And I heard you told him That you'd love him 'til the end of time But that's the same thing That you told me And it seems like only yesterday Gee, ain't it funny How time just slips away? I gotta go now I guess I'll see you around But I don't know when though 'Cause I never know when I'll be back in town But remember what I tell you "That in time, you're gonna be" Well, ain't it surprising (kinda surprising) How time slips away? (How time just slips away)

Well, hello there My, it's been a long long time How am I doing? Oh, I guess that I'm doin' fine Well, it's been so long now But it seems now That it was only yesterday Gee, ain't it funny How time just slips away And how's your new love? Well, I hope that he's doin' fine And I heard you told him That you'd love him 'til the end of time Now, that's the same thing That you told me And it seems like only yesterday Gee, ain't it funny How time just slips away Well, I gotta go now And I guess I'll see you around But I don't know when though 'Cause I never know when I'll be back in town But remember what I tell you That in time you're gonna pay And it's surprising How time just slips away And I'm crazy Crazy for feeling so lonely And I'm crazy I'm crazy for feeling so blue And I knew That you'd love me as long as you wanted And then someday You'd leave me for somebody new Worry Why do I let myself worry? Wondering What in the world did I do? And I'm crazy For thinking that my love could hold you And I'm crazy for trying I'm crazy for crying I'm crazy for loving you And when the evening sun goes down You're gonna find me hanging 'round The night life ain't no good life But it's my life And many people are just like me Dreaming of old used to bes The night life ain't no good life But it's my life Well now, listen to the blues that they're playing And listen to what the blues are saying Mine is just another scene From the world of broken dreams And the night life ain't no good life But it's my life Well now, listen to the blues they're playing And listen to what the blues are saying Mine is just another scene From the world of broken dreams The night life ain't no good life But it's my life And the night life ain't no good life But it's my life

She left Dallas for California With an old friend at her side Well he did not say much But one year later He'd ask her to be his wife And the lights of L.A. County They look like diamonds in the sky When you're driving through the hours With an old friend at your side One year later I left Houston With an old friend at my side Well it did not say much But it was a beauty Of a coal black .45 And the lights of L.A. County They look like diamonds in the sky When you're driving through the hours With an old friend at your side So I drove on all the day long And I drove on through the night And I thought of her a'waiting For to be his blushing bride And the lights of L.A. County They looked like diamonds in the sky As I drove into the valley With my old friend at my side And as she stood there at the altar All dressed in her gown of white Lord her face was bright as the stars a'shining Like I'd dreamed of all my life And they kissed each other And they turned around And they saw me standing in the aisle Well I did not say much I just stood there watching As that .45 told them goodbye And the lights of L.A. County Look like diamonds in the sky When you're kneeling at the altar With an old friend at your side And the lights of L.A. County Are a mighty pretty sight When you're kneeling at the altar With an old friend at your side

And his hand it fell behind her As his arm it reached around And she looked at the window And she watched the shade go down It was a private conversation No one heard her say That the man she left behind her Was two thousand miles away Singing boy pick up that fiddle And play that steel guitar And find yourself a lady And dance right where you are There was a lonely girl from nowhere With a smile all sweet with pain And she never stopped to wonder If she'd see him again It was a private conversation No one heard her say That man that she was looking for Was only twenty streets away Singing boy pick up that fiddle And play that steel guitar And find yourself a lady And dance right where you are And the band it just kept playing As she came walking in And he never stopped to wonder If he'd see her again It was a private conversation No one heard him say That girl he left behind him Was two thousand miles away He just sang boy pick up that fiddle And play that steel guitar And find yourself a lady And dance right where you are And the moral of this story Is I guess it's easier said than done To look at what you've been through And to see what you've become It's a private conversation No one hears you say It's a private conversation And his hand it fell behind her As his arm it reached around And she looked at the window And she watched the shade go down It was a private conversation No one heard her say It was a private conversation No one heard him say It was a private conversation No one heard her say It was a private conversation

Old friend All the stories to tell Old friend Could you bid me farewell Old friend It might be easy for another man to see Old foe All the pain and the scars Old foe Could you lay down your arms Old foe It might be easy for another man to see Put your head down on my pillow Put your hand on me and hold on Hold on Put your head down on my pillow Put your hand on me and hold on Hold on Old friend Old friend Old friend It might be easy for another man to see But I think you still look a lot like me

Once upon a time ago Way up in the land of sleet and snow How this fairy tale would go I could not have known I had searched around this world so mean From Livingstone to Palestine Trying to pursue my dream Of love It was then I met this girl so fine She made me think so fast I left my thought behind And I tried to pass for a sophisticated Northern man I said, "Why, yes my dear I know exactly what you mean Because there? s not so much I haven? t done or seen And may I say your eyes are the loveliest Shade of jade" I said, "Come on baby Come on baby Come on baby" It was then I knew I had made my first mistake She did not even start to wait And as she turned around to walk away This is what she had to say She told me "Man, I come from way down South I? ve got a picket fence with a picket house And I don? t need no fast talking northern man Like you around" I said, "Well, come on baby Come on baby Come on baby" Honey, I don? t know what you just heard But Alabama is my favorite word And Birmingham Is a long way from here Why, I could see the light began to shine She turned back around her eyes met mine And suddenly the whole world became A better place Even if it was only for an instant Because it was then I knew I had made my Second mistake She told me, "Man that was a real good try But Alabama? s not where I reside I come from where the river is wide And the crawfish hide" I said, "Well come on baby Come on baby Come on baby" Honey, I don? t know what you just heard But Louisiana is my favorite word And New Orleans Is a long way from here She just looked at me and shook her head "Your lines are pretty sad" she said "You are a lonely, weak, pathetic man If this is doing the best you can" It was then I knew I had made my third mistake Yes, three strikes right across the plate And as I hollered honey, "Please wait" She was gone I said, "Well come on baby Come on baby Come on baby" Honey, I don? t know what you just heard Bartender set? em up are my favorite words Because the love I need Is a long way from here Oh the love I need Is a long way from here Yes well, there I sat so all alone Like a king who sits upon his throne And whose kingdom may have just gone home With another kingdom So as you can imagine much to my surprise When the door was flung back open wide It was a miracle, she walked inside And pulled her chair up next to me And that? s when she knew She had made her First mistake Well honey, I don? t know what you just heard But come on baby are my favorite words And where we? re going Is a long way from here And where we? re going to Is a long way from here So like I said before, I could not have known How this fairy tale would finally go Still the only certain thing for sure Is what I do not know So like the years and all the seasons pass And like the sand runs through the hour glass I just keep on running faster, chasing the happily I am ever after I just keep on running faster Chasing the happily I am ever after