DIRTY OLD MAN

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Song Title
DIRTY OLD MAN
Writers
Ruzicka
Publisher
DEVON MUSIC, INC. (BMI)
% Publisher Controls
100%
Territory Controlled
WORLD
Themes/Keywords
Age, Angry, Old, Passage, Reflecting, Regret, Relatable
Lyrics
SPOKEN:
Well, an old man stood on the corner,
Watching young folks come his way;
And their smiling, youthful faces
Prompted that old man to say:
“How ya’ doin’, kids? You’re lookin’ good,
Sure is a hell of a day.”
But they just stared and looked him up and down,
And walked upon their way.
Well he shook his head,
And ran his fingers through his hair so grey.
And as those kids walked down the street,
They heard that old man say:

VERSE;
Well, I’ve been around for eighty summers,
Some were winners and some were bummers,
I loved them all.
Once I was young and full of fun like you,
Had a million dreams and some came true,
You can’t win ‘em all.

CHORUS: Now I’m old and tired, bent and busted,
I’m grey and wrinkled and I can’t be trusted,
Just a dirty old man.

When I look back on my younger years,
I shared your hopes and I shared your fears,
Yeah, I made that scene,
My parents never understood.
And I never thought that they ever would,
You know what I mean. (CHORUS)

Well, I’ve done some livin’ in this life of mine,
I laughed and I’ve loved in the summertime,
I remember it well.
There were lips to kiss and hands to hold,
And I never thought I’d get very old,
But here I am. (CHORUS)

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But you just wait fifty years or so,
You’ll be standin’ on a corner, with no place to go,
Just lookin’ around.
And if some young folks pass you by
Don’t say “hello”, don’t even wave “hi”,
They’ll just put you down, just put you down.

(LAST CHORUS)
‘Cause you’re old and tired, bent and busted,
You’re grey and wrinkled and you can’t be trusted,
Just a dirty old man.

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