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The World I Used To Know    (1963)

Someday some old familiar rain
Will come along and know my name
And then my shelter will be gone
And I'll have to move along
But till I do I'll stay awhile
And track the hidden country of your smile.

Someday the man I used to be
Will come along and call on me
And then because I'm just a man
You'll find my feet are made of sand
But till that time I'll tell you lies
And chart the hidden boundaries of your eyes.

Someday the world I used to know
Will come along and bid me go
Then I'll be leaving you behind
For love is just a state of mind.
But till that day I'll be your man
And love away your troubles if I can.

Someday if ever I'm alone
I'll think of worlds I used to own
A nickel for the picture show
Part of the world I used to know
Until that day before I go
Help me forget the world I used to know.

Lyrics by Rod McKuen.
Recorded by Jimmie Rodgers; Eddy Arnold; others.

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