The Old Man Lyrics - Singles - Tom Scullin

When I was a boy I knew and old man 

who lived in a run down railroad shack 

and I used to wave and say 

hi how are you 

but he never took the time to do it back 

Chorus 

Cause here I'm surrounded by the springtime 

though raindrops fall disguised in clothes of white 

and painted clowns with noses red as roses 

go sliding home to face themselves at night 

a face that never sees the morning light 

One day while I was playing in the rail yard 

I saw him fall down a steep incline 

so I ran around 

to see if I could help him 

but he just looked at me and started smiling 

Chorus 

Cause here I'm surrounded by the springtime 

though raindrops fall disguised in clothes of white 

and painted clowns with noses red as roses 

go sliding home to face themselves at night 

a face that never sees the morning light 

He looked at me and said hi how are you 

as if he knew his life was at an end 

then he told me what to write 

on his headstone 

he couldn't stand the chill of winter wind 

Chorus 

And here I'm surrounded by the springtime 

though raindrops fall disguised in clothes of white 

and painted clowns with noses red as roses 

go sliding home to face themselves at night 

a face that never sees the morning light