Roger D. Linder: Songs of 1975

A broken down mattress and an old box spring That's my room in the old West wing A woman in my heart and another in bed I she catches me with her, I'm as sure as dead But I live for today, don't worry about tomorrow Don't wanna think what will happen, it'll bring me too much sorrow An empty six-pack lying to my side One look at me, you'd think I might have died I wake myself up with a familiar snore I feel like I've been stepped on while asleep on the floor But I live for today, don't worry about tomorrow Don't wanna think what will happen, it'll bring me too much sorrow I open up my wallet and pull out my last bill Then I go to my main dealer for some poppin' pills I really don't care where my money comes from It always seems to work out that I always have some 'Cause I live for today, don't worry about tomorrow Don't wanna think what will happen, it'll bring me too much sorrow Don't worry about nothing Don't worry about nothing Don't worry about nothing Don't worry about nothing

I was a man who didn't care until you came around In my mind were empty visions of the past But you made me see the light And I'm thanking you tonight For the love you give is always going to last It's a forever thing and it makes me sing Of the loveliness I see in your eyes I can't remember when, you make it spin And my head it seems to soar through the skies I led a life of leisure time, I never made a move All those years were wasted memories gone by Now I'm loving you today, and I've got to make you stay It's the love you give that makes me want to try It's a forever thing and it makes me sing Of the loveliness I see in your eyes I can't remember when, you make it spin And my head it seems to soar through the skies Baby, you know that I need you I know that you'll never stray And tear us apart... It's a forever thing and it makes me sing Of the loveliness I see in your eyes I can't remember when, you make it spin And my head it seems to soar through the skies

Dm 
Night after night the same old thing G 
Drink and play and smoke and sing Bb 
The clubs are packed and ears will ring F 
On C 
the Dm 
road Hop in the car the night is done And all go home but not everyone It's a hard life on the run On the road FMaj7 
A bed away will never be a home away from E 
home FMaj7 
And all the girls there at the door can never match my E 
own FMaj7 
When touring's done back home I'll come to be there at your E 
side FMaj7 
But on the road is Hell on Earth, I think that I have E 
died The morning comes, so very soon The light floods in and fills the room Four hours sleep must be my doom On the road Dm 
Give me just a day to Gm 
gather up my Dm 
senses Dm 
Slave drivGm 
er C 
give me a Dm 
break Only just a day and I can go on It Gm 
seems that Dm 
day I C 
never get to Dm 
take

Today I became one of them And I've got to find out who I am And the meanings I seek Make the strongest men weak Leaving you I can see through the thick winter haze That ahead lie the bright clearer days But I must pull ahead On the path I am led Leaving you Searching far and searching wide My tears I can't hide How I feel leaving you One day you will see I'll return And the fire that is in me still will burn But for now I am gone And I leave just a song Until then...