On which albums was the song “The Future’s Not What It Used to Be” released by Mickey Newbury?

Mickey Newbury released the song on the albums “Sweet Memories” in 1985 and “Lulled by the Moonlight” in 1996.

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The Future’s Not What It Used to Be

The Future’s Not What It Used to Be

Mickey Newbury

I left Decatur, hell bent to forget
Bought a ticket back to Skowhegan, Maine
I wound up in Seattle so drunk and so rattled
I caught the wrong train

I found some fast easy women and some hard drinkin' men
Swore I would drown all the sorrow in me
Oh, I once had a lot
But the future is not what it used to be

Oh, the years they went by and I went steadily downhill
Until I had no place left to go
Made all the missions by mornin' and then I made the dives every night
Until I made a wreck of my body and my soul

And then I met this lady
In time she made me forget, her love set me free
I once had a lot
But the future is just not what it used to be

Well, I never thought I would live to grow old
The past cut a hole deep in me
And shackled and chained to a ghost that remains
I was haunted by your memory

Somebody told me you were back in town
I found out today
God knows it hurts me to hear you're so down
But what else can I say

I know your sorrow, I know your pain, I know your need
And I once loved you a lot
But the future is just not what it used to be
Its not what it used to be

Trivia about the song The Future’s Not What It Used to Be by Mickey Newbury

On which albums was the song “The Future’s Not What It Used to Be” released by Mickey Newbury?: Mickey Newbury released the song on the albums “Sweet Memories” in 1985 and “Lulled by the Moonlight” in 1996.