Lyrics

The Old Songs


I found her sitting there when I'd finished the show
The old lady was humming a ragtime tune I didn't know
She asked me to strum along, so I sat by her side
But when I got lost on the chords, she turned to me and cried:


(Chorus)
Doesn't anybody sing or play the old songs anymore?
When the bands would swing and sway, we'd sail around the floor
Held so tight in lovers' arms, we'd dream that this must be
The beginning of something we'd waited oh, so long for


Now I can't catch my breath, it's all moving too fast
Just when I get used to having something around, it's in the past
And my best friends are gone, they left me here all alone
Where I'm passed from hand to hand, a burden no one will own



Words and Music by Lloyd Litke
© Lloyd Litke