One of these days, I'm gonna sit down and write a long letter To all the good friends I've known And I'm gonna try And thank them all for the good times together. Though so apart we've grown. One of these days, I'm gonna sit down and write a long letter To all the good friends I've known One of these days, one of these days, one of these days, And it won't be long, it won't be long. And I'm gonna thank, That old country fiddler And all those rough boys Who play that rock 'n' roll I never tried to burn any bridges Though I know I let some good things go. One of these days, I'm gonna sit down and write a long letter To all the good friends I've known One of these days, one of these days, one of these days, And it won't be long, it won't be long. From down in L.A. All the way to Nashville, From New York City To my Canadian prairie home My friends are scattered Like leaves from an old maple. Some are weak, some are strong. One of these days, I'm gonna sit down and write a long letter To all the good friends I've known One of these days, one of these days, one of these days, And it won't be long, it won't be long. One of these days, one of these days, one of these days, And it won't be long, it won't be long.