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For The Good Times

Elvis Presley
Track 78 on  Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential ’70s Masters 

Produced by

Felton Jarvis
Jun. 18, 19721 viewer

For The Good Times Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Don't look so sad, I know it's over
But life goes on and this old world will keep on turning
Let's just be glad we had some time to spend together
There's no need to watch the bridges that we're burning

[Chorus]
Lay your head upon my pillow
Hold your warm and tender body close to mine
Hear the whisper of the raindrops falling soft against the window
And make believe you love me one more time
For the good times

[Verse 2]
I'll get along (I'll get along), you'll find another
And I'll be here (I'll be here) if you should find you ever need me
Don't say a word about tomorrow or forever
There'll be time enough for sadness when you leave me

[Chorus]
Lay your head upon my pillow
Hold your warm and tender body close to mine
Hear the whisper of the raindrops falling soft against the window
And make believe you love me one more time
For the good times
[Outro]
For the good times
For the good times

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Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential ’70s Masters (1995)
Elvis Presley
  1. 1.
    The Wonder of You
  2. 2.
    I’ve Lost You
  3. 3.
    The Next Step Is Love
  4. 4.
    You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
  5. 5.
    Patch It Up
  6. 6.
    I Really Don’t Want To Know
  7. 7.
    There Goes My Everything
  8. 8.
    Rags To Riches
  9. 9.
    Where Did They Go, Lord
  10. 10.
    Life
  11. 11.
    I’m Leavin’
  12. 12.
    Heart of Rome
  13. 13.
    It’s Only Love
  14. 14.
    The Sound Of Your Cry
  15. 15.
    I Just Can’t Help Believin’
  16. 16.
    How The Web Was Woven
  17. 17.
    Until It’s Time for You to Go
  18. 18.
    We Can Make the Morning
  19. 19.
    An American Trilogy
  20. 20.
    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
  21. 21.
    Burning Love
  22. 22.
    It’s A Matter Of Time
  23. 23.
    Separate Ways
  24. 24.
    Always On My Mind
  25. 25.
    Fool (73)
  26. 26.
    Steamroller Blues
  27. 27.
    Raised On Rock
  28. 28.
    For Ol’ Times Sake
  29. 29.
    I’ve Got a Thing About You Baby
  30. 30.
    Take Good Care of Her
  31. 31.
    If You Talk In Your Sleep
  32. 32.
    Promised Land
  33. 33.
    It’s Midnight
  34. 34.
    My Boy
  35. 35.
    Loving Arms
  36. 36.
    T-R-O-U-B-L-E (1975)
  37. 37.
    Mr. Songman
  38. 38.
    Bringing It Back
  39. 39.
    Pieces of My Life
  40. 40.
    Green, Green Grass of Home
  41. 41.
    Thinking About You
  42. 42.
    Hurt
  43. 43.
    For the Heart
  44. 44.
    Moody Blue
  45. 45.
    She Thinks I Still Care
  46. 46.
    Way Down
  47. 47.
    Pledging My Love
  48. 48.
    Twenty Days and Twenty Nights
  49. 49.
    I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago
  50. 50.
    The Fool
  51. 51.
    A Hundred Years From Now
  52. 52.
    Little Cabin On the Hill
  53. 53.
    Cindy, Cindy
  54. 54.
    Bridge Over Troubled Water
  55. 55.
    Got My Mojo Working / Keep Your Hands Off Of It
  56. 56.
    It’s Your Baby, You Rock It
  57. 57.
    Stranger In The Crowd
  58. 58.
    Mary In The Morning
  59. 59.
    It Ain’t No Big Thing (But It’s Growing)
  60. 60.
    Just Pretend
  61. 61.
    Faded Love
  62. 62.
    Tomorrow Never Comes
  63. 63.
    Make the World Go Away
  64. 64.
    Funny How Time Slips Away
  65. 65.
    I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water
  66. 66.
    Snowbird
  67. 67.
    Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
  68. 68.
    Amazing Grace
  69. 69.
    (That’s What You Get) For Lovin’ Me
  70. 70.
    Lady Madonna
  71. 71.
    Merry Christmas Baby
  72. 72.
    I Shall Be Released
  73. 73.
    Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
  74. 74.
    It’s Still Here
  75. 75.
    I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
  76. 76.
    I Will Be True
  77. 77.
    My Way
  78. 78.
    For The Good Times
  79. 79.
    Just a Little Bit
  80. 80.
    It’s Diff’rent Now
  81. 81.
    Are You Sincere
  82. 82.
    I Got a Feelin’ in My Body
  83. 83.
    You Asked Me To
  84. 84.
    Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues
  85. 85.
    Talk About the Good Times
  86. 86.
    Tiger Man
  87. 87.
    I Can Help
  88. 88.
    Susan When She Tried
  89. 89.
    Shake A Hand
  90. 90.
    She Thinks I Still Care (Alternate Take)
  91. 91.
    Danny Boy
  92. 92.
    Love Coming Down
  93. 93.
    He’ll Have to Go
  94. 94.
    See See Rider
  95. 95.
    Men With Broken Hearts
  96. 96.
    Walk a Mile in My Shoes
  97. 97.
    Polk Salad Annie
  98. 98.
    Let It Be Me
  99. 99.
    Proud Mary
  100. 100.
    Something
  101. 101.
    You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
  102. 102.
    Heartbreak Hotel
  103. 103.
    I Was The One
  104. 104.
    One Night
  105. 105.
    Never Been To Spain
  106. 106.
    You Gave Me a Mountain
  107. 107.
    It’s Impossible
  108. 108.
    A Big Hunk O’ Love
  109. 109.
    It’s Over
  110. 110.
    The Impossible Dream
  111. 111.
    Reconsider Baby
  112. 112.
    I’ll Remember You
  113. 113.
    I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
  114. 114.
    Suspicious Minds
  115. 115.
    Unchained Melody
  116. 116.
    The Twelfth Of Never
  117. 117.
    Softly As I Leave You
  118. 118.
    Alla En El Rancho Grande
  119. 119.
    Froggy went a-courtin’
  120. 120.
    Stranger In My Own Home Town
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Release Date
June 18, 1972
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