For Ol' Times Sake Lyrics - Tony Joe White

Before you go walk out on me 

Take a look around tell me what you see 

Here I stand like an open book 

Is there something here you might have overlooked 

'Cause it would be a shame if you should leave 

And find that freedom ain't what you thought it would be 

The years we had were not all bad 

In fact I know the good outweighed the bad 

Now you say that you've grown tired 

You want to be by yourself a while 

It would be a shame if you should go 

And find that freedom was a long time ago 

I know that you can't stand the chains that bind you 

They just keep on drivin' us apart 

You could go where I could never find you 

But could you go far enough to get away from your heart 

So one more time, for ol' times sake 

Come and lay your head upon my chest 

Please don't throw this moment away 

We can forget the bad and take the best 

If you don't have nothing left to say 

Let me hold you one more time for ol' times sake