The Future Is Not What It Used To Be

I left Decatur helping to forget Bought a ticket to Skowhegan, Maine I wound up in Seattle too drunk and too rattled To know that I caught the wrong train I met some fast easy women and some hard drinking men Trying to drown the sorrow in me Aah, I once had a lot but the future is not Not what it used to be Aah, the years they went by and I went steadily down 'Til I had no place I could go Made the soup lines by morning and the dives every night Wrecking my body and soul And then I met a lady and in time she made me forget Yes, her love set me free Aah we ain't got a lot but the future is not Not what it used to be Oh, I never thought I could live to get over For the past cut a hole deep in me But now there's a chance I'll be here a while longer At least now I wanna be Somebody told me that you were in town I found out today And you know that I'm sorry to hear that you're down But I mean what can I say? That I know your sorrow and I know your pain Don't you know I know your need? 'Cause I want to love you a lot but the future is not Not what it used to be