BACK WHEN JUDY LOVED ME
(Jack Dunham)


Conway Twitty - 1971


 
Walkin' the backstreets of Birmingham
Diggin' my clothes and my food out of trash cans
Sleepin' in alleys at night, makin' love to a bottle of wine
Hold it most likely to succeed
But that was back when Judy loved me
Somewhere in yesterday seems a million miles away

Back in those days Judy used to beg me to take her away
But I was too young and livin' was fun
I didn't know how time could change me
Life slid by me too fast, the fun didn't last
It's too late to get back to the days
When Judy loved me

Ridin' a freight train goin' nowhere
Don't use mirrors anymore they show my grey hair
Gave up my place in the welfare line
Traded my soup for a bottle of wine
Hold it most likely to succeed
But that was back when Judy loved me
Somewhere in yesterday seems a million miles away

Back in those days Judy used to beg me to take her away
But I was too young and livin' was fun
I didn't know how time could change me
Life slid by me too fast, the fun didn't last
It's too late to get back to the days
When Judy loved me
Back when Judy loved me
Back when Judy loved me


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - October 2010)