Things Ain't What They Was

Said, the wind came on so fast and strong
 We did not have the time to [fight the same], mmmm
 Oh, and down below the ground
 We sat and watched that Virgin Mary candle burn
 When a thousand marching bands had all moved on
 We opened up the door, mm mm
 Said, now everything we'd 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, mm mm
 Well I pieced it all together Wednesday evening
 With a postcard from L.A.
 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 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
 With whiskey on my breath I sang a song
 About a love that I once knew, mm mm
 And the pain in that refrain took on the meaning
 When she walked into the room
 Ooh, she told me she was sorry
 And she could not live without me anymore, oh, oh
 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, mm mm
 I pushed back from the bar, grabbed my guitar, now
 And I headed for the door
 Ooh, I ain't nobody's stepping stone no more
 Things ain't what they was before
 Na, na, na
 Ooh, I don't mind that change in time
 That settles up the score, oh, no
 When that new moon shines on you