PATTERN OF OUR LIVES, THE
(Johnny Mosby)


Johnny & Jonie Mosby - 1968


If we're to stay together
There's a few things that we'd better straighten out
If we keep goin' the way we're goin'
We'll soon be partin' company there's no doubt

Every day problems multiply
Then have a way of letting true love die
I'm hurting you and you're hurting me
And that's the way it'll always be
Unless we change the pattern of our lives

When I'm home and you're out alone
I know there's other girls that catch your eye
And you start comparing me
As your fading, aging, plain housewife

But I've got my vanity
And I know I can look good if I try
So it's best you put your blinders on
Take a look at what you got at home
Do your part to change the pattern of our lives

Got the hands of a workin' man
And wallets always just a little thin
But the things I do I'm entitled to
Like a night out with the boys now and then

But you complain and call me names
And lay down the law when I'm late at night
So it seems that I'm no prize
And who else could I satisfy
Better change the pattern of our lives

(instrumental)

So let's talk it over
And work out our little failings if we can
We'll need some understanding
If we're to face the years that lie ahead

If we're to overcome our troubled times
It's better we see eye to eye
I'm hurting you and you're hurting me
And that's the way it'll always be
Unless we change the pattern of our lives



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2020)