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Today Will Be The First Day Of The Rest Of My Life Song Lyrics and Chords by LaWanda Lindsey
Today Will Be The First Day Of The Rest Of My Life
Recorded by LaWanda Lindsey
Written by Buddy Alan and Jim Shaw
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I'm walkin' in fields of clover watchin' clouds go driftin' over
Listening as a songbird sings a
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special song for me
Catchin' all the rays of sunshine breathin' fresh air feelin' real fine
Can't remember when I felt so
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loose and fancy free
I loved him and I left him though it wasn't my idea you know it
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Took a little pushin' from his
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Though it took a little while I soon
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remembered how to smile
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today will be the first day of the
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rest of my
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life
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today will be the first day of the
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rest of my life
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gonna start all over and this
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time I'll do it right
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Thought I couldn't live without him
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then I saw the light
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today will be the first day of the
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rest of my
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life
At first I thought I had a true one can't remember when I knew one
That I loved and trusted like I
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did that man of mine
Then there came the first suspicions I was sensing new additions
To his list of female friends I
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estimated
He lead me round by chain and collar spent my every dollar
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realized I wasn't very
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bright
I'm so glad I did wake up soon it
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would have been too late
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today will be the first day of the
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rest of my
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life
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Today Will Be The First Day Of The Rest Of My Life?
- The song Today Will Be The First Day Of The Rest Of My Life was sang by LaWanda Lindsey.
Who is LaWanda Lindsey?
- LaWanda Lindsey (born January 12, 1953 in Tampa, Florida) is a country music singer. She began her career at age 14 and had her first nationally charted record at age 16 with "Partly Bill". She was one of several quite young artists recording country music for Chart Records during this period and was paired with country singer-songwriter Kenny Vernon, to record a number of duets. She got her start singing on WEAS-AM radio station in Savannah, GA, where her father, Norman H. "Lefty" Lindsey, was the General Manager and on-air personality. In 1973 she became a protégé of Buck Owens and began recording for Capitol Records, later in 1977-1978 she was on Mercury Records.
From 1969 to 1978, LaWanda Lindsey placed 14 songs on the Billboard country charts but only two of her songs ("Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries" in 1970 and "Hello Out There" in 1973) placed in the top 30. She nevertheless had a nice mid-level career in the industry before retiring in 1979.
