Old Man

Album: Something For The Pain (2011)
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  • He didn't have much
    A pair of hard working hands
    Everything that I needed
    I got it from the old man
    With a nine second dream
    He drove the Redlight Bandit
    And the grease on his hands
    Was the way he commanded
    And the life he demanded
    It kept us all in a struggle
    When he ruled with his fist
    It kept us all out of trouble
    Even though he would leave
    He wore his heart on his sleeve
    And by the way that he walked
    He taught me how to believe

    Old man look at my life
    Take a look, take a look
    Old man look at my life
    'Cause I'm a lot like you
    Old man, old man take a look at my life
    Take a look, take a look
    Old man, old man take a look at my life
    'Cause I'm a lot like you

    Growin' up at the track
    He had a reason for being fast
    His heart felt like breaking
    He'd look right up at the ceiling and
    Start again, never breathe a word of his loss
    'Cause it's not about winning
    It's the rivers you cross
    And the pain that you feel
    Could be the fuel that you use
    And if you're in need of direction
    Be it the path that you choose
    My old man is a legend
    He cast a shadow so great
    I think of how he is watchin'
    With every move that I make

    Old man look at my life
    Take a look, take a look
    Old man look at my life
    'Cause I'm a lot like you
    Old man, old man take a look at my life
    Take a look, take a look
    Old man, old man take a look at my life
    'Cause I'm a lot like you

    Now there's no slowin' down
    There's only settin' the pace
    No more dreams to be stolen
    Just the right ones to chase
    You've been through the worst
    Now you know who to trust
    Leave them something behind
    Before the ashes and dust

    Old man look at my life
    Old man look at my life
    Old man, old man take a look at my life
    'Cause I'm a lot like you
    Old man, old man take a look at my life
    'Cause I'm a lot like you
    Old man, old man take a look at my life
    Take a look, take a look
    Old man, old man take a look at my life
    'Cause I'm a lot like you
    Old man, old man take a look at my life
    Take a look, take a look
    Old man, old man take a look at my life
    'Cause I'm a lot like you Writer/s: Neil Young
    Publisher: Hipgnosis Songs Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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