Someone I Used To Know

Someone I Used To Know


Gotta lot of things on my mind
I’m too uptight, I can’t unwind
Came into this joint just looking for a beer
There’s something fishy and it’s going down
Everybody’s in it, all over town
Gonna catch the last train and roll me out of here

A pretty woman sitting at the bar
Asked me if I’d like to see her scar
Just a thin white line, running ear to ear
“Its a longer story than you might think,”
She says, “Why don’t I tell you over a drink”
“Somethings,” I said, “are better left unclear

You remind me of someone I used to know
When I was a young girl, so long ago
It was Dallas back in ‘63
I think his name was Harvey, or maybe Lee
And he told me we would reap exactly what we sow

There’s a big storm brewing in the west
It’s sure to put us to the test
Bringing fire and wind and rain and baby I don’t know
And if by chance it blows this town away
I’ll pretend not to know you on the judgment day
I’ve a feeling that the last mile is one we walk alone

You remind me of some one I used to know
When I was a young girl, so long ago
California 1969
I was on a trip with Charley we was feelin’ fine
And he told me we would reap exactly what we sow

From the smokey center of mascaraed eyes
She stared right through my heart’s disguise
To the black box flight recorder of my very soul
I still remember every word she said
‘Cause they rang like anvils pounding in my head
All the way from Memphis to the Gulf of Mexico

You remind me of someone I used to know
When I was a young girl, so long ago
It was Jonestown in the pouring rain
Jim offered me a kool-aid; I only drink champagne
And he told me we would reap exactly what we sow
And he told me we would reap exactly what we sow
And he told me we would reap exactly what we sow