FORTUNES - SEASONS IN THE SUN
(J. Brel; R. McKuen)
United Artists UA 25.885

Goodbye Emil, my trusted friend
We've known each other since we were nine or ten
Together we climbed hills and trees
Learned of love and ABC's
Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees

Goodbye Emil, it's hard to die
When all the bird's are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Pretty girls are everywhere
I wish we could both be there

We had joy, we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the hills we could climb
Were just seasons out of time

Goodbye Papa, please pray for me
I was the black sheep of the family
You tried to show me right from wrong
But too much wine and too much song
I wonder how I got along

Goodbye Papa, it's hard to die
When all the bird's are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Little kids are everywhere
Think of me and I'll be there

We had joy, we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the hills we could climb
Were just seasons out of time

We had joy, we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the hills we could climb
Were just seasons out of time

Goodbye Francoise, my trusted wife
Without you I'd had a lonely life
You cheated lots of times with them
But I forgave you in the end
Though your lover was my friend

We had joy, we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the hills we could climb
Were just seasons out of time

All our lifes we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the hills we used to climb
Were just seasons out of time

We had joy, we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the hills we used to climb
Were just seasons out of time

All our lifes we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the hills we used to climb
Were just seasons out of time

All our lifes we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the hills we used to climb
Were just seasons out of time