I'm going to sit down and write a long letter

To all the good friends I've known

And I'm going to try

And thank them all for the good times together

Though so apart we've grown

One of these days

I'm going to 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 going to 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 going to 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 going to 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