this old house i m livin in is needing repair the windows and the shutters are letting in the cold cold air i say to myself i m gonna fix them when i can get the time but all i ve been getting lately is leavin on my mind lately all i ve got is leavin on my mind seems that s all i m thinkin about most of the time soon and very soon i ll leave my troubles far behind lately i ve got leavin leavin on my mind i guess i should be looking for a better place to live i can t seem to get excited about this world and what it can give i couldnt care less if i could buy it all with a solitary dime what good would a world down here do me with leaving on my mind lately all i ve got is leavin on my mind seems that s all im thinkin about most of the time soon and very soon i ll leave my troubles far behind lately i ve got leavin leavin on my mind soon and very soon i ll leave my troubles far behind lately i ve got leavin leavin on my mind