These Days

I've been out walking
I don't do too much talking these days, these days
These days, I seem to think a lot
About the things that I forgot to do
And all the time I had the chance to

Oh, and I had a lover
It's hard to risk another these days, these days
If I seem to be afraid
To live the life that I have made in song
Well, it's just that I've been losing for so long

I'll keep on moving
Things are bound to be improving these days, one of these days
These days, I sit on cornerstones
And count the time in quarter tones to ten, my friend
Don't confine me with my failures
I have not forgotten them