Lyrics I Live in the Past - Bill Monroe

Oh, the days are so lonely, and the night are so long
Our home is a prison since you have gone
But I'll always wonder why our love didn't last
With no hope for tomorrow, I'll live in the past

A door that don't knock, have a phone that won't ring
The postman goes by, and he don't leave you a thing
A pain in my heart and tears in my eyes
My sweetheart has gone, and I'm left here to cry

I'm the biggest pretender you ever could see
I pretend you still love me, false love couldn't be
And then I remember, and I know that its true
For you're with another, and I know I've lost you

I'll just go on dreaming sweet dreams of the past
Of when you still love me, and I thought it would last
But life is so short, and time moves so fast
I'll never forget you, and I'll live in the past