Bad Old Days Lyrics - Tom Paxton

The gentle sound of your breathing, the murmur of the night 

The sounds that really belong in music and someday I just might 

Meantime I just lie here smiling wide wake at dawn 

And I wonder where my bad old days have gone 

Oh, I wonder where my bad old days have gone 

When I was lost with nothing to count on 

Now I lie here smiling all night long 

And I wonder where my bad old days have gone 

The danger's in the telling I'm tempted to be bright 

When the truth is they were bad old days and didn't have to turn out right 

I love you more than morning and part of the reason why 

Is you helped me kiss those bad old days goodbye 

Oh, I wonder where my bad old days have gone 

When I was lost with nothing to count on 

Now I lie here smiling all night long 

And I wonder where my bad old days have gone 

You're quiet in the morning, you like to wake up slow 

You need your coffee before you talk, I remember you tellin' me so 

Was it sixteen years ago or was it yesterday 

That you came and chased my bad old days away? 

Now I wonder where my bad old days have gone 

When I was lost with nothing to count on 

Now I lie here smiling all night long 

And I wonder where my bad old days have gone 

Now I lie here smiling all night long 

And I wonder where my bad old days have gone