We Used to Know | Jethro Tull (Song)

Sep 25, 2025

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We Used to Know – Jethro Tull

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℗ 1969, 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Flute: Ian Anderson Electric Guitar: Martin Barre Bass Guitar: Glenn Cornick Drums: Clive Bunker

Whenever I get to feel this way, try to find new words to say, I think about the bad old days we used to know.

Nights of winter turn me cold — fears of dying, getting old. We ran the race and the race was won by running slowly.

Could be soon we’ll cease to sound, slowly upstairs, faster down. Then to revisit stony grounds, we used to know.

Remembering mornings, shillings spent, made no sense to leave the bed. The bad old days they came and went giving way to fruitful years.

Saving up the birds in hand while in the bush the others land. Take what we can before the man says it’s time to go.

Each to his own way I’ll go mine. Best of luck with what you find. But for your own sake remember times we used to know.

Songwriter: Ian Anderson

Content Source/Artist: Jethro Tull

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