I left Decatur hell bent to forgetBought a ticket to Skowhegan, MaineI wound up in Seattle too drunk and too rattledTo know that I caught the wrong trainI met some fast easy women and some hard drinking menTrying to drown the sorrow in meOh I once had a lot but the future is notNot what it used to beOoh the years, they went by and I went steadily down'Til I had no place I could goI made the soup lines by morning and the dives every nightWrecking my body and soulAnd then I met a lady and in time she made me forgetYes her love set me freeNo we ain't got a lot but the future is notNot what it used to beOh I never thought I could live to get olderFor the past cut a hle deep in meBut now there's a chance I'll be here a while longerAnd at least now I wanna beSomebody told me that you were in townAnd I found out todayAnd you know I'm sorry to hear that you're downBut honey what can I say?I know your sorrow, I know your painDon't know I know your need?Cause I once loved you a lot, but girl the future is notNot what it used to be
