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Bad Old Days

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The gentle sound of breathing, the murmur of the night,
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The sounds that really belong in music, someday I just might.
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Meantime I just lie here smiling, wide awake at dawn,
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And I wonder where my bad old days have gone.


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Oh, I wonder where my bad old days have gone,
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When I was lost with nothing to count on.
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Now I lie here smiling all night long,
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And I wonder where my bad old days have gone.

The danger's in the telling, I attempted to be bright.
The truth is they were bad old days, didn't have to turn out right.
I love you more than morning, and part of the reason why,
Is you helped me kiss those bad old days goodbye.

Now I wonder where my bad old days have gone,
When I was lost with nothing to count on.
Now I lie here smiling all night long,
And I wonder where my bad old days have gone.

You're quiet in the morning. You like to wake up slow.
You need your coffee before you talk. I remember you tell me so.
Was it sixteen years ago, or was it yesterday?
That you came and chased my bad old days away.

Now I wonder where my bad old days have gone,
When I was lost with nothing to count on.
Now I lie here smiling all night long,
And I wonder where my bad old days have gone.

Yes, I wonder where my bad old days have gone,
When I was lost with nothing to count on.
Now I lie here smiling all night long,
And I wonder where my bad old days have gone.
Now I lie here smiling all night long,
And I wonder where my bad old days have gone.

(Words and music by Tom Paxton, 1979)

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