Lyrics

THE OLD ME (BILL POSS AND JJ)
V 1
AS I CROSSED THE ROOM, I SPIED AN OLD PICTURE OF ME
IT WAS ON MY WIFE’S DRESSER FROM 1993
I WAS YOUNG AND STRONG AND I STILL HAD HAIR ON MY HEAD
THEN I TOOK A LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND HERE’S WHAT I SAID

C 1
SHE’S IN LOVE WITH THE OLD ME THE YOUNG COLT WHO WAS SO FREE
HOLDING LIFE LIKE A PEARL, NOT A CARE IN THE WORLD, AND NOTHING TO LOSE
NOW SHE LIVES WITH AN OLD MAN WITH A BENT BACK AND ROUGH HANDS
I’VE SLACKENED MY PACE, GROWN LINES ON MY FACE, SINGING YESTERDAY’S BLUES

V2
AS I CLEAN OUT THE JUNK DRAWER I SPY AN OLD LETTER I’D SENT
WHEN WE WERE JUST DATING BEFORE ALL MY YOUTH HAD BEEN SPENT
WITH PASSIONATE PHRASES AND A HEART OVERRULING A HEAD
THEN I LOOKED IN THE MIRROR AND THESE ARE THE WORDS THAT I SAID

C2
HE’S IN LOVE WITH THE OLD ME FULL OF DREAMS AND A SIZE 3
PLAYING MUSIC FULL BLAST IN MY CAR FLYING FAST AND NOTHING TO LOSE
I MAY BE AN OLD LADY BUT HE STILL CALLS ME BABY
I’VE SLACKENED MY PACE, GROWN LINES ON MY FACE, SINGING YESTERDAY’S BLUES

V3
STRENGTH IS NOT MUSCLE AND WISDOM IS NOT WHAT YOU KNOW
AND THERE’S NOTHING LIKE LIVING FOR GETTING YOU READY TO GO
BUT UNTIL THE TIME COMES AND I’VE REACHED THE END OF MY DAYS
I’LL BE HOLDING YOUR HAND AND HOLDING WHAT’S LEFT OF YOUR GAZE
C3
I’M NO LONGER A YOUNG MAN BUT NOW YOU’RE A TOP HAND
YOU’VE RUN A GOOD RACE GROWN TIRED OF THE CHASE
NO TREAD ON YOUR SHOES
YOU’RE NO LONGER A NEW BRIDE BUT I’M RIGHT HERE BY YOUR SIDE
OUR FEET IN THE SAND, HOLDING EACH OTHER’S HAND, WITH PLENTY TO LOSE

IN THE END IT IS SO TRUE I’M IN LOVE WITH THE OLD YOU
STILL MY SHINING STAR, JUST THE WAY THAT YOU ARE, I DON’T WANT NOTHING NEW
STILL MY SHINING STAR, JUST THE WAY THAT YOU ARE, I DON’T WANT NOTHING NEW