places in my past

Singer: james taylor

there are ladies in my life

lovely ladies in these lazy days. and though i never took a wife

may i say that i have loved me one or two. of the people in my past

fading faces in a waking dream

and though they never seemed to last very long

there are faces i remember from the places in my past. i said all the dead head miles and the insincere smiles. sometimes i can laugh and cry and i can't remember why. but i still love those good times gone by

hold on to them close or let them go

oh no. i don't know

i just seem to sing these songs

and say i'm sorry for the friends i used to know.

Lyric Context: places in my past - james taylor