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Funny How Time Slips Away

Words & Music by Willy Nelson

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Funny How Time Slips Away

Words & Music by Willy Nelson

Lyrics:

Well hello there,
My it's been a long long time
How am I doin',
Oh well I guess I'm doin' fine
It's been so long now and it seems that
It was only yesterday
Mmm, ain't it funny how time slips away

How's your new love,
I hope that he's doin' fine
Heard you told him, yes baby
That you'd love him till the end of time
Well you know, that's the same thing
That you told me
Well it seems like just the other day
Mmm, ain't it funny how time slips away

Gotta go now,
Guess I'll see you hanging round
Don't know when though, oh
Never know when I'll be back in town
But I remember what I told you
That in time your gonna pay

Well ain't it surprisin' how time slips away
Yeah, ain't it surprisin' how time slips away
More info:

Willie Nelson composed Funny How Time Slips Away in 10 minutes on the way to work in 1961. It was recorded that year by Billy Walker (Columbia 42050) and Jimmy Elledge (RCA 47-7946). Walker's version reached #23 on the country chart and Elledge's peaked at #22 on the Hot 100 chart. Sales of over one million copies are claimed for Elledge's release and for one by Joe Hinton (Back Beat 541) in 1964, which was titled Funny. Hinton's recording reached #13 on the Hot 100 chart. Other renditions of the song included those by Johnny Tillotson (Cadence 4114) in 1963 and Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1033) in 1976.

Elvis recorded Funny How Time Slips Away on June 7, 1970, at RCA's Nashville studios. An April 14, 1972, performance of the song in Greensboro, North Carolina, was included in the 1972 documentary Elvis On Tour. An alternate mix was used in the RCA Record Club LP, Elvis Memories.
Lyrics: Well hello there,
My it's been a long long time
How am I doin',
Oh well I guess I'm doin' fine
It's been so long now and it seems that
It was only yesterday
Mmm, ain't it funny how time slips away

How's your new love,
I hope that he's doin' fine
Heard you told him, yes baby
That you'd love him till the end of time
Well you know, that's the same thing
That you told me
Well it seems like just the other day
Mmm, ain't it funny how time slips away

Gotta go now,
Guess I'll see you hanging round
Don't know when though, oh
Never know when I'll be back in town
But I remember what I told you
That in time your gonna pay

Well ain't it surprisin' how time slips away
Yeah, ain't it surprisin' how time slips away
More info: Willie Nelson composed Funny How Time Slips Away in 10 minutes on the way to work in 1961. It was recorded that year by Billy Walker (Columbia 42050) and Jimmy Elledge (RCA 47-7946). Walker's version reached #23 on the country chart and Elledge's peaked at #22 on the Hot 100 chart. Sales of over one million copies are claimed for Elledge's release and for one by Joe Hinton (Back Beat 541) in 1964, which was titled Funny. Hinton's recording reached #13 on the Hot 100 chart. Other renditions of the song included those by Johnny Tillotson (Cadence 4114) in 1963 and Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1033) in 1976.

Elvis recorded Funny How Time Slips Away on June 7, 1970, at RCA's Nashville studios. An April 14, 1972, performance of the song in Greensboro, North Carolina, was included in the 1972 documentary Elvis On Tour. An alternate mix was used in the RCA Record Club LP, Elvis Memories.