Fate Of Man Lyrics - Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell

(Written by Glen Campbell) 

(from the album 'Wichita Lineman') 

Chorus: 

Pity a man for he don't know 

The trouble he'll pass going down life's road 

When a man is one and twenty, he thinks he knows it all 

He can't see down the road of life where he'll ever fall 

But fall he will as he travels through life 

With all its pitfalls troubles and strife 

Now at fifty, he's going real strong 

He has him a family and a nice little home 

But old age is creeping up his spine 

And the day is coming when the sun won't shine 

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Now at sixty, he won't have to guess 

He's already missed the boat that leads to success 

But he's done his best and he can't see why 

The fame of life just passed him by 

Now at seventy, he can see the light 

And he knows he's never been very bright 

But he's done his best as he's travelled by 

And now all he can do is just sit and sigh 

Repeat chorus... 

Now at eighty, he's ready for the wreath 

He's wore out his hair and two sets of teeth 

He has rheumatism in his hands and feet 

And nothing seems good to eat 

So you can pity him as he goes up the line 

As he wobbles on the spindle and he's almost blind 

And you can tell by the way that he travels alone 

That it won't be long before he's going home 

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But if he's kept the commandments as he's travelled through life 

He'll have a home in heaven where there'll be no strife 

He's worked all his life to get things the way he wants them 

He comes here against his will and he goes away disappointed