I KNOW THAT HEARTS WERE LOVING
LONG BEFORE I WAS HERE
AND I'M NOT THE FIRST TO EVER CRY
IN MY BED OR IN MY BEER
THERE WERE SONGS BEFORE THERE WAS RADIO
OF LOVE THAT STAYS AND LOVE THAT GOES
THEY WERE WRITING MELONCHOLY TUNES
AND TEARFUL WORDS THAT RHYME
BEFORE MY TIME
BEFORE MY TIME
THERE WERE SONGS IN OLD DUSTY BOOKS
AND IN THE DIM OF YESTERDAY
I CAN CLEARLY SEE
THAT FLESH AND BLOOD CRIED OUT TO SOMEONE
AS IT DOES IN ME
AND THERE WAS SOME OLD SONG THAT SAID
I LOVE YOU 'TIL I DIE
BEFORE MY TIME
BEFORE MY TIME
BUT WHAT THE OLD TIME MASTERS HAD