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It's a lesson too late for the learnin' 00:05
Made of sand, made of sand 00:11
In the wink of an eye my soul is turnin' 00:17
In your hand, in your hand 00:22
Are you going away with no word of farewell? 00:28
Will there be not a trace left behind? 00:34
Well, I could have loved you better 00:40
Didn't mean to be unkind 00:43
You know that was the last thing on my mind 00:46
You've got reasons a-plenty for goin' 00:52
This I know, this I know 00:57
For the weeds have been steadily growin' 01:03
Please don't go, please don't go 01:09
Are you going away with no word of farewell? 01:15
Will there be not a trace left behind? 01:21
Well, I could have loved you better 01:27
Didn't mean to be unkind 01:30
You know that was the last thing on my mind 01:33
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As I lie in my bed in the mornin' 02:02
Without you, without you 02:08
Each song in my breast dies abornin' 02:14
Without you, without you 02:20
Are you going away with no word of farewell? 02:25
Will there be not a trace left behind? 02:31
Well, I could have loved you better 02:37
Didn't mean to be unkind 02:40
You know that was the last thing on my mind 02:43
That was the last thing on my mind 02:50
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The Last Thing On My Mind

By
Tom Paxton
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Lyrics:

[English]

It's a lesson too late for the learnin'

Made of sand, made of sand

In the wink of an eye my soul is turnin'

In your hand, in your hand

Are you going away with no word of farewell?

Will there be not a trace left behind?

Well, I could have loved you better

Didn't mean to be unkind

You know that was the last thing on my mind

You've got reasons a-plenty for goin'

This I know, this I know

For the weeds have been steadily growin'

Please don't go, please don't go

Are you going away with no word of farewell?

Will there be not a trace left behind?

Well, I could have loved you better

Didn't mean to be unkind

You know that was the last thing on my mind

...

As I lie in my bed in the mornin'

Without you, without you

Each song in my breast dies abornin'

Without you, without you

Are you going away with no word of farewell?

Will there be not a trace left behind?

Well, I could have loved you better

Didn't mean to be unkind

You know that was the last thing on my mind

That was the last thing on my mind

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary Meanings

lesson

/ˈles.ən/

A2
  • noun
  • - something learned through experience or study

sand

/sænd/

A1
  • noun
  • - a loose granular substance

wink

/wɪŋk/

B2
  • noun
  • - a quick closing and opening of one eye
  • verb
  • - to close and open one eye quickly

soul

/soʊl/

B1
  • noun
  • - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal

turn

/tɜːrn/

A2
  • verb
  • - to move around a central point

farewell

/ˌferˈwel/

B2
  • noun
  • - a wish of happiness at parting

trace

/treɪs/

B2
  • noun
  • - a mark or other sign of something that has existed

love

/lʌv/

A1
  • verb
  • - to have a strong affection for
  • noun
  • - an intense feeling of affection

unkind

/ʌnˈkaɪnd/

B1
  • adjective
  • - lacking kindness

reasons

/ˈriːzənz/

A2
  • noun
  • - a cause, explanation, or justification

weeds

/wiːdz/

B1
  • noun
  • - a wild plant growing where it is not wanted

grow

/ɡroʊ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to increase in size or number

bed

/bed/

A1
  • noun
  • - a piece of furniture for sleeping or resting on

mornin'

/ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

A1
  • noun
  • - the period of time between sunrise and noon.

song

/sɔːŋ/

A1
  • noun
  • - a musical composition with words

breast

/brest/

B1
  • noun
  • - either of the two soft, protruding organs on the upper front of a woman's body

dies

/daɪz/

A1
  • verb
  • - to stop living

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