John Denver - Poems, Prayers & Promises Lyrics
This song appears on twelve albums, and was first released on the poems,Prayers & promises album, then the very best of john denver (double cd), thisIs john denver, the country roads collection and the rocky mountain collectionAlbums, and has also been recorded on the greatest hits vol 1, john denver(italian) and rocky mountain holiday albums. live versions also appear on theAn evening with john denver, country classics, the wildlife concert and theVery best of john denver live albums.Ive been lately thinkingAbout my lifes timeAll the things Ive doneAnd how its beenAnd I cant help believingIn my own mindI know Im gonna hate to see it endIve seen a lot of sunshineSlept out in the rainSpent a night or two all on my ownIve known my ladys pleasuresHad myself some friendsAnd spent a time or two in my own homeAnd I have to say it nowIts been a good life all in allIts really fineTo have a chance to hang aroundAnd lie there by the fireAnd watch the evening tireWhile all my friends and my old ladySit and pass the pipe aroundAnd talk of poems and prayers and promisesAnd things that we believe inHow sweet it is to love someoneHow right it is to careHow long its been since yesterdayAnd what about tomorrowAnd what about our dreamsAnd all the memories we shareThe days they pass so quickly nowNights are seldom longAnd time around me whispers when its coldThe changes somehow frighten meStill I have to smileIt turns me on to think of growing oldFor though my lifes been good to meTheres still so much to doSo many things my mind has never knownId like to raise a familyId like to sail awayAnd dance across the mountains on the moonI have to say it nowIts been a good life all in allIts really fineTo have the chance to hang aroundAnd lie there by the fireAnd watch the evening tireWhile all my friends and my old ladySit and pass the pipe aroundAnd talk of poems and prayers and promisesAnd things that we believe inHow sweet it is to love someoneHow right it is to careHow long its been since yesterdayWhat about tomorrowWhat about our dreamsAnd all the memories we shareWords and music by john denver
