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GIt must be something while Ddriving through
and you Csuddenly see a Gpiece of wood
and you Cknow that you drove Gevery nail
to make a Dplace for someone to stay.
And it Gmust be something to Drealise
that Csomebody else now Glives inside
when you Cknow you were the Gfirst to walk wiDthin.
And it Gmust be something to Drise at the dawn
go Ctravel the road and you’re Gall alone
COh old man, Gwhat have they done tDo you.
And the Gtools of your trade
you Dhold in your hands
you Chad your life and you Glived it well
and the Cmarks of your craft can be Gfound in the past
to the Dthings that you made.
And they Ghold up well and they Dstand up strong
and I Cthink my God, you Gdid it all
with these Ctired old hands
that are now Gholding on
to what’s Dleft of your life.
It Gmust be something to Drise at the dawn
go Ctravel the road and you’re Gall alone
Oh Cold man Gwhat have they done tDo you.
And the Gdays of your youth were Dspent in the knowledge
that Cyou would forever and Gever and always
be Cshaping and fixing the Gdwellings for others a tDo use.

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Old Man

by Rita MacNeil

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G D

It must be something while driving through

C G

and you suddenly see a piece of wood

C G

and you know that you drove every nail

to make a place for someone to stay.

G D

And it must be something to realise

C G

that somebody else now lives inside

C G D

when you know you were the first to walk within.

G D

And it must be something to rise at the dawn

C G

go travel the road and you’re all alone

C G D

Oh old man, what have they done to you.

And the tools of your trade

you hold in your hands

C G

you had your life and you lived it well

C G

and the marks of your craft can be found in the past

to the things that you made.

G D

And they hold up well and they stand up strong

C G

and I think my God, you did it all

with these tired old hands

that are now holding on

to what’s left of your life.

G D

It must be something to rise at the dawn

C G

go travel the road and you’re all alone

C G D

Oh old man what have they done to you.

G D

And the days of your youth were spent in the knowledge

C G

that you would forever and ever and always

C G D

be shaping and fixing the dwellings for others a to use.

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