Next Time Around

I don't know if I'm ready yet

I've only just begun

Even though it's been so long

Since my eyes first saw sun.

I've slept like a log

Always bet the underdog

Now I'm praying that my pony comes around.

So please don't weep when I've gone, when I've gone

Come downstairs, clear the chairs

And sing all my favorite songs

The love I have known

Is twice what I have shown,

But I'll pay it back in kind next time around.

Never thought I'd stay here

I was only passing through

Done my crimes and wasted time

Been unkind and true

The slide down was slow

But I climbed from the hole

Now I find myself dancing in the sun.

So please don't weep when I've gone, when I've gone

Come downstairs, clear the chairs

And sing all my favorite songs

The love I have known

Is twice what I have shown,

But I'll pay it back in kind next time around.

They tell you 'you won't make it,

Your crops are bound to fail’'

It may be you don't disagree at all

The odds will rub you raw

Win, lose, or draw,

But anyway, the trick is staying in till you're called.

Songs rang out as I came in

Music filled my ears.

When I go I do propose

Singing through our tears.

You get what you give,

You learn as you live,

And leave nothing but love behind.

So please don't weep when I've gone, when I've gone

Come downstairs, clear the chairs

And sing all my favorite songs

The love I have known

Is twice what I have shown,

But I'll pay it back in kind next time around.