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things didn't turn out the way that i planned,
but i guess that's all right.
and you walked away, holding his hand,
out in the pale, pale watery moonlight.

but that ain't cause for grief, it ain't cause,
it ain't cause for despair.
cause now i been to the mountaintop,
and i know that the mountain will always be there.

so i ain't pickin' up the pieces,
cause no pieces have dropped.
and i ain't startin' again,
cause i ain't ever stopped.
i'm just thinkin' about you, baby,
and i'm makin' plans to keep on keeping on.

well, it's hard to live with the truth,
but it's easier than livin' a, livin' a lie.
at least i don't have to take back a word that i said.
or a tear that i, tear that i cried.

it was a miracle, miracle, miracle,
even loving you at all.
that's why i ain't turnin' my back, i ain't turnin' away,
and i ain't turnin' my face to the wall.

and i ain't pickin' up the pieces
cause no pieces are lost.
and i ain't settlin' accounts,
cause i ain't double-crossed.
i'm just thinkin' about you, baby,
and i'm makin' plans to keep on keeping on.

so now it's time for what's next,
but what's next, I haven't a clue.
but i promise to take what you gave,
and keep givin' it away, the way that you do.

maybe i can't see tomorrow,
but i don't even claim to know that much about yesterday.
i just know that i love you, and lovin' you is something
that nobody's ever takin' away.

that's why i ain't pickin' up the pieces,
i got the pieces in my hand.
and i ain't makin' excuses.
i'm just takin' a stand.
and i'm thinking about you, baby,
and i'm making plans to keep on keeping on.