“These days I seem to think a lot
About the things that I forgot to do
For you
And all the times I had the chance to.”

— Jackson Browne

These Days (ca. 1964-1965), from For Everyman (1973); previously recorded by Nico, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Tom Rush, Kenny Loggins, Iain Matthews, and Mates of State

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