Things Ain't What They Was

Said the wind came on so fast and strong

We did not have the time to find the same

Oh, and down below the ground we sat and watched

That Virgin Mary candle burn

When a thousand marchin' bands had all moved on

We opened up the door

Said now everything we've ever know was gone

Things ain't what they was before

She met him on a Friday night

By Sunday afternoon they'd run away

Well, I pieced it all together Wednesday evening

With a postcard from LA

Thursday morning came and found me

On the ground behind old Lucky's Bar

Said the only love I'd ever known was gone

Things ain't what they was before

Oh, Lord, I don't mind that change in time

That settles up the score, oh, no

When that new moon shines on you

Things ain't what they was before

With whiskey on my breath

I sang a song about a love that I once knew

And the pain in that refrain took on the meaning

When she walked into the room

Ooh, she told me she was sorry

She could not live without me anymore

Said the only love she'd ever known was gone

Things ain't what they was before

Well, Lord, I don't mind the change in time

That settles up the score, oh, no

When that new moon shines on you

Things ain't what they was before

Now eternity had passed without a word

She gently took my hand

Said this ain't no rebound love affair

I don't want no one night stand

I pushed back from the bar, grabbed my guitar now

And I headed for the door

Oh, I ain't nobody's stepping stone no more

Things ain't what they was before

Oh, I don't mind that change in time

That settles up the score, oh, no

When that new moon shines on you