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 a night or two all on my own And I've known my lady's pleasures Had to shout 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 I lie there by the fire and watch the evening tire All my friends and my old lady sitting past the bright parallel 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, what about tomorrow What about our dreams and all the memories we share The days they pass so quickly now, the 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 But though the 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, like to sail the lake 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 I lie there by the fire and watch the evening tire All my friends and my old lady sitting past the bright parallel 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, what about tomorrow What about our dreams and all the memories we share