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
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 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?