Tom T. Hall - This Ain't Exactly What I Had In Mind

Tom T. Hall

This Ain't Exactly What I Had In Mind

(Tom T. Hall)

You ask me how I'm doin' friend well I will tell you true
I guess I shouldn't say this cause I've had a drink or two
But I was just now looking back on other days and times
And this ain't exactly what I had in mind.

Now everybody's saying hey what's with this stupid guy
In all his dreams it seems he's always reaching for the sky
But you know me calls for three and I show up with nine
Well, it ain't exactly what I had in mind.

Ah, it seems like only yesterday when I was just a kid
I always thought I had to be the best at what I did
I was always looking for a mountain I could climb
And this ain't exactly what I had in mind.

Remember when we won the game that was in '62
And we bet all our money and we gave a few points too
And Bo went deep and caught the pass and Bubba held the line
Well, this ain't exactly what I had in mind.

Like Eisenhower you know that I have always loved my wife
And some say we should never try to make a deal with life
But you know me I'm just a fool here crying in my wine
But this ain't exactly what I had in mind.

Hey, to tell the truth did you believe we'd ever come this far
Remember when our big ambition was to own a car
Why, I oughta have my butt kicked I've been lucky life's been kind
But this ain't exactly what I had in mind.

It just ain't exactly what I had in mind...

Mirror lyrics:

It just ain't exactly what I had in mind...

But this ain't exactly what I had in mind.
Why, I oughta have my butt kicked I've been lucky life's been kind
Remember when our big ambition was to own a car
Hey, to tell the truth did you believe we'd ever come this far

But this ain't exactly what I had in mind.
But you know me I'm just a fool here crying in my wine
And some say we should never try to make a deal with life
Like Eisenhower you know that I have always loved my wife

Well, this ain't exactly what I had in mind.
And Bo went deep and caught the pass and Bubba held the line
And we bet all our money and we gave a few points too
Remember when we won the game that was in '62

And this ain't exactly what I had in mind.
I was always looking for a mountain I could climb
I always thought I had to be the best at what I did
Ah, it seems like only yesterday when I was just a kid

Well, it ain't exactly what I had in mind.
But you know me calls for three and I show up with nine
In all his dreams it seems he's always reaching for the sky
Now everybody's saying hey what's with this stupid guy

And this ain't exactly what I had in mind.
But I was just now looking back on other days and times
I guess I shouldn't say this cause I've had a drink or two
You ask me how I'm doin' friend well I will tell you true

(Tom T. Hall)

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