The Past Is Gone, 1970

I thought I could never survive,
But now I know I'm alive,
I know my feeling is real,
Because it is what I feel.


It seemed to be so strange,
I felt that I was out of range
Of all the help that I could get,
I thought that I was all wet.


Now I know what I am now,
They all clap and I do bow,
I thought that I didn't amount too much,
I thought there wasn't anything that I could touch.


I know now that this isn't true,
I think that I'll never again be blue,
The days of sadness have all gone,
I never again will go wrong.


"I thought my life was dead",
This is what I said,
I hope my life will be long,
I'm glad the past has gone.