This song appears on twelve albums, and was first released on the poems, prayers & promises album, then the very best of john denver (double cd), this is john denver, the country roads collection and the rocky mountain collection albums, and has also been recorded on the greatest hits vol 1, john denver (italian) and rocky mountain holiday albums. live versions also appear on the an evening with john denver, country classics, the wildlife concert and the very best of john denver live albums.
IĄŻve been lately thinking
about my lifeĄŻs time
all the things iĄŻve done
and how itĄŻs been
and i canĄŻt help believing
in my own mind
i know iĄŻm gonna hate to see it end
IĄŻve seen a lot of sunshine
slept out in the rain
spent a night or two all on my own
iĄŻve known my ladyĄŻs pleasures
had myself some friends
and spent a time or two in my own home
And i have to say it now
itĄŻs been a good life all in all
itĄŻs really fine
to have a chance to hang around
and lie there by the fire
and watch the evening tire
while all my friends and my old lady
sit and pass the pipe around
And talk of poems and prayers and promises
and things that we believe in
how sweet it is to love someone
how right it is to care
how long itĄŻs been since yesterday
and what about tomorrow
and ehat about our dreams
and all the memories we share
The days they pass so quickly now
nights are seldom long
and time around me whispers when itĄŻs cold
the changes somehow frighten me
still i have to smile
it turns me on to think of growing old
for though my lifeĄŻs been good to me
thereĄŻs still so much to do
so many things my mind has never known
iĄŻd like to raise a family
iĄŻd like to sail away
and dance across the mountains on the moon
I have to say it now
itĄŻs been a good life all in all
itĄŻs really fine
to have the chance to hang around
and lie there by the fire
and watch the evening tire
while all my friends and my old lady
sit and pass the pipe around
And talk of poems and prayers and promises
and things that we believe in
how sweet it is to love someone
how right it is to care
how long itĄŻs been since yesterday
what about tomorrow
what about our dreams
and all the memories we share
Words and music by john denver