Poems, Prayers and Promises

I've been lately thinking about my life's time 　
　　All the things I've done, and 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 the night or two all on my own 　
　　I've known my lady's pleasure 　
　　Had myself some friends 　
　　And spent a time 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
　　All talk of poems, 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 　
　　What about tomorrow 　
　　What about our dreams and all memories we share 　
　　The days they pass so quickly now 　
　　Nights are seldom long 　
　　And 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 has never known 　
　　I'd like to raise a family； I'd like to sail away
　　And dance across the mountains on the moon
　　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 　
　　All talk of poems, 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 　
　　What about tomorrow
　　What about our dreams and all memories we share