The farther down this lonesome road I go The more I miss someone I used to know The more I think of her the more she shines My past is looking brighter all the time Today is somewhere I don't want to be There's no future in tomorrow I can see And what a shame that hindsight won't go blind My past is looking brighter all the time I walked down this one way road not knowing where it led Where are those greener pastures I thought I saw ahead All I'll ever need I left behind My past is looking brighter all the time ( piano - guitar ) The more I think of her the more she shines My past is looking brighter all the time ( steel ) Ny past is looking brighter all the time