(words & music by 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



If you don't have nothing left to say

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


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