Old Man Blues

5 days ago by @tcelliott

Liner Notes

#old #acousticonetake

I wrote this lyric last night by taking the first line of a popular song and turning it on its head. (I am just a poor boy.. The Boxer - Paul Simon) After a collab session this morning I opened up the notebook and just started playing and this sort of came falling out all on its own.

Lyrics

I feel like an old man
My body's breaking down
Can't do what I used to
Lying on the ground
Don't have any excuses
For the Way life's treating me
Wish these old man blues would let me be

I feel like an old man
Though I'm not that old
Time stops for no-one
Same story's always told
These aches and pains are growing
Debilitating me
Wish these old man blues would let me be

The older I get the more that I complain
The longer I live the more things change
I'm almost out of date
I need a preservative
Growing old sucks
But it's better than the alternative

I feel like an old man
Old is all I get
I may be slowing down
But I'm not dead yet
My bones are turning brittle
They're barely holding me
Wish these old man blues would let me be
Wish these old man blues would let me be

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