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stood at the bar, just a memory
an old flannel shirt and some faded blue jeans
his old hands slightly trembled as he reached for his drink
he silently nodded and he gave me a wink

he said sit down beside me and listen a spell
i'm sad and i'm lonely i got a lesson to tell
just give me a moment to gather my thoughts
and i'll start from the beginning when i was first lost

his face turned long and he said with a sigh
i spent the last 30 years in this bar watching my life fly by
i buried my wife just 3 years ago and i've been
thinkin since then that time's been real slow

you think she'd forgive me for the things that i did
if i begged for forgiveness and confessed all my sin
i've been cold and i've be bitter for the last 30 years and i'm 80 years old and i've faced none of my fears

and i can tell you why we're all so afraid and alone and
why none of our dreams will ever truly turn to gold and
why even the righteous have their souls to be sold
boy, don't ever grow old

he looked down at his hands and back up to me
he said i can't see the shackles but i ain't ever been free
can you feel it yet, boy, something fading inside
that's the desire for truth and it will soon fade and die

and i can tell you why we're all so afraid and alone and
why none of our dreams will ever truly turn to gold and
why even the righteous have their souls to be sold
boy, don't ever grow old


he said try not to be so afraid and alone and
if you're gonna dream you make damn sure they're gold
boy, don't put no price on your soul
and boy, above all, don't ever grow old