Track Title:               The Man I Used To Be

Prime Artist:              Unknown

Lyrics by:                 Oscar Hammerstein II     (O. Greeley Clendenning H. II)
Music by:                  Richard Rodgers
From the Show:             Pipe Dream  1955 (M)


Lyrics:
You've changed, bub,
You've changed alot
And the gang you used to go with all concur.
"You've changed, bub,
You're not yourself
If this is yourself,
You're not the man you were!"

Refrain 1

The man I used to be,
A happy man was he
And aimless as a leaf in a gale.
What ever has become of that light-hearted bum
Who thought he had the world by the tail?

The man I used to be,
His life was gay and free
And aimless as a cloud in the sky,
He thought he knew the game,
Then along came a dame
Who turned him into some other guy.

I've got ambition now,
I've got a mission, now
I aim to reach the top of the tree.
That other fly by night
Who flew so high by night,
Has vanished like a sail on the sea.

And I'll never find that easy living,
Easy taking, easy-giving fellow that I used to call me,
You can never find
The man you used to be.

Refrain 2

The man I used to be,
Would go to sleep at three
Or four A.M. or seven or nine,
And when his weary head wasn't near any bed,
A table or a chair would be fine!

A man without a goal,
A sort of friendly soul,
He liked to play the role of a host
To any thirsty pal
Or a casual gal
Who'd stay to cook his coffee and toast.

He was a ne'er do well
Who wouldn't dare do well
He never saw the top of a tree.
But kind of sad I was
To see the cad I was
Disolving like a sail on the sea.

And I'll never find that fatalistic,
Free and easy egotistic optimist
Who used to be me,
You can never find
The man you used to be.

Contributed by Carlene Bogle