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1965 album The 3rd Time Around**lf**Writer(s): Roger Miller**lf****lf**Well, I think I finally found me a sure-fire way to forget**lf**It''s so simple, I''m surprised I hadn''t done thought of it before yet**lf**It''s foolproof - well, it''s foolhardy, maybe, but who knows**lf**Anyway, here I am walking toward where the cold dark water flows**lf**Cos all it takes is:**lf****lf**One dying and a buryin''**lf**One dying and a buryin''**lf**Some crying**lf**Six carrying me**lf**I wanna be free**lf****lf**Oh...I wanna be free**lf**Free from all this heartache and regret**lf**And free from pining for the love I can''t forget**lf**The love that once was warm and then just somehow turned to hate**lf**Made my life a prison from which there''s only one escape**lf**And that''s:**lf****lf**One dying and a buryin''**lf**One dying and a buryin''**lf**Some cryin''**lf**Six carryin'' me**lf**I wanna be free**lf****lf**One dying and a buryin''**lf**One dying and a buryin''**lf**Some cryin''**lf**Six carryin'' me**lf**I wanna be free