I'M LEAVING YOUR WORLD A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE
(Arthur Leo Owens)


Tommy Cash - 1966



Oh, I'm takin' all the loneliness, I'm not leavin' any sad regrets
I'll wash my mem'ries from the hallways of your mind
And the way you should remember me iIs like a page in history
'Cause I'm leavin' your world a better place to live

Walk through the roses and the garden before the morning sun is shining
Where you gave me every reason I had to live
That ain't dew on the petals, it's the tears I lost while leavin'
While leavin' your world a better place to live

If you see a shadow along the highway, that's just me a-goin' my way
'Cause I'm too proud to show my face in the sun
And with evenin' comin' on, like a shadow I'll soon be gone
'Cause I'm leavin' your world a better place to live

Walk through the roses and the garden before the morning sun is shining
Where you gave me every reason I had to live
That ain't dew on the petals, it's just tears I lost while leavin'
While leavin' your world a better place to live






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2011)