The sun and moon and stars, they make the winds blow It took me twenty years to understand But lost to me is how the lives of friends go Like autumn leaves in Oklahoma winds But it made me strong to be on my own It never did me no harm, no, to live all alone But now and then in the color of the evening, Drunken in a barroom, yeah with a fan turning I come to miss a few This afternoon was cloudy and the rains came The third day of my first stay San Miguel It seems lately as I'm doubling for storm bait I've been followed like a shadow since the Dells But it made me strong to be on my own It never did me no harm, no, to live all alone But now and then in the color of the evening Drunken in a barroom, yeah with a fan turning I come to miss a few Dear friendships and relations see what I have done for you I've gathered all my fingers in one place But they breathe a breath that's stiff and stale Since they've tooled this song for me I guess mechanics never really set the pace But now, but now I'm back and I'm strong Never did me no harm to be on my own and to live all alone But now and then in the color of the evening Drunken in a bar room, yeah with a fan turning I come to miss a few I come to miss a few