Tom T Hall - This Ain't Exactly What I Had in Mind lyrics

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(Tom T. Hall)

You ask me how I'm doin' friend well I will tell you true

I guess I shouldn't say this cause I've had a drink or two

But I was just now looking back on other days and times

And this ain't exactly what I had in mind.

Now everybody's saying hey what's with this stupid guy

In all his dreams it seems he's always reaching for the sky

But you know me calls for three and I show up with nine

Well, it ain't exactly what I had in mind.

Ah, it seems like only yesterday when I was just a kid

I always thought I had to be the best at what I did

I was always looking for a mountain I could climb

And this ain't exactly what I had in mind.

Remember when we won the game that was in '62

And we bet all our money and we gave a few points too

And Bo went deep and caught the pass and Bubba held the line

Well, this ain't exactly what I had in mind.

Like Eisenhower you know that I have always loved my wife

And some say we should never try to make a deal with life

But you know me I'm just a fool here crying in my wine

But this ain't exactly what I had in mind.

Hey, to tell the truth did you believe we'd ever come this far

Remember when our big ambition was to own a car

Why, I oughta have my butt kicked I've been lucky life's been kind

But this ain't exactly what I had in mind.

It just ain't exactly what I had in mind...