Date Line Lyrics - Older Than My Old Man Now - Loudon Wainwright Iii

You sit at a desk and you squirm in a chair 

You stretch out on a couch, you could fall asleep there 

But you lie in your bed and you try not to think 

You put on your bathrobe and you stand at the sink 

And then you look into the mirror and you unplug the phone 

You re-read the letter, you're living alone. 

You clear out a closet and you listen to a clock 

You wipe off a table and you pick up a sock 

And then you put up your feet and you stand on your head 

You hate what you did and you regret what you said 

And then you gaze at a spapshot and wait for the tone 

You talk to yourself, yeah, you're living alone. 

You were always alone, but you just didn't know it 

You tried living with someone but then you had to blow it 

And if there's one thing you learned after living with her 

Is that you're not the man now that you never were. 

So you turn up the heat and you fight off a cold 

You thumb through the Bible as you sit there on hold 

But you're your own boss you can do as you please 

Open a window and let in a breeze 

You sit down to dinner, yeah, you cooked your own 

You light a candle, you're living alone. 

You think about her and how did it end 

Your cleaning lady has become your very best friend 

You're back in your hometown, you're living in fear 

They wonder where has he been and why is he here 

You're watching the reruns of the Twilight Zone 

Your life in a nutshell, you're living alone. 

You were always alone, but you just didn't see it 

You tried to be someone different but you just couldn't be it 

And if there's one thing you learned after all of it 

Is that you're usually fired before you can quit. 

What you need is a dog, some goldfish or a cat 

A boa constrictor and a laboratory rat 

The end is at hand now and you have the means 

A roll of toilet paper and the right magazines 

Your parents are dead now and your kids are full grown 

You're 53 now, you're 53 now, you're 53 now 

You're living alone.