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FOnce you were a young Dmman,
But now you are oCld - you're over the hFill.
And you can't crFoss the palm of time's hDmand
With silver and goCld to make him staFnd still.
FWho could have possibly thDmought
It would go so fCast, but it certainly dFid.
And now you Ffind yourself cDmaught
With less future than pCast - you're no longer a kFid.
COnce, as a boy, time weighed heavy on your hands -
GmYou couldn't wait to be a mCan.
FNow you cry - oh, it's so hard to lDmaugh,
And you can't underCstand why you can't turn time aroFund.
Your houFrglass once had a top hDmalf
That was filled full of sCand, but it's all trickled doFwn.

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Over The Hill

by Loudon Wainwright III

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F Dm

Once you were a young man,

C F

But now you are old - you're over the hill.

F Dm

And you can't cross the palm of time's hand

C F

With silver and gold to make him stand still.

F Dm

Who could have possibly thought

C F

It would go so fast, but it certainly did.

F Dm

And now you find yourself caught

C F

With less future than past - you're no longer a kid.

Once, as a boy, time weighed heavy on your hands -

Gm C

You couldn't wait to be a man.

F Dm

Now you cry - oh, it's so hard to laugh,

C F

And you can't understand why you can't turn time around.

F Dm

Your hourglass once had a top half

C F

That was filled full of sand, but it's all trickled down.

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