Written Afterwards (1996 Digital Remaster) - Slim Dusty
Written by：Slim Dusty/Henry Lawson
So the days of my riding are over
The days of my tramping are done
I'm about as content as a rover
Will ever be under the sun
I write after reading your letter
My mind with old memories rife
And I feel in a mood that had better
Not meet the true eyes of the wife
You must never admit a suggestion
That the old things are good to recall
You must never consider the question
Was I happier then after all
You must banish the old hope and sorrow
That make the sad pleasures of life
You must live for today and tomorrow
If you want to be true to the wife
By the way when you're writing remember
Oh you never went drinking with me
And forget our last nights of December
Let's our several accounts disagree
And for my sake old man you had better
Avoid the old language of strife
For the technical terms of your letter
Will be misunderstood by the wife
Never hint of the girls appertaining
To the past when you're writing again
For they take such a lot of explaining
And you know how I hate to explain
There are some things we know to our sorrow
That cut to the heart like a knife
And your past is today and tomorrow
If you want to be true to the wife
No doubt you are dreaming as I did
And going the careless old pace
But my future grows dull and decided
And the world narrows down to this place
Let it be if my reasons resented
You may do worse old man in your life
Let me dream that I am contented
For the sake of a true little wife
