Old Man Blues

deep wrinkles and shallow breathing
sad pale face and shaking hands
century old man, chronicle alive
clamped lips … singing anyway
old man´s blues
experienced everything, saw such as things
war and peace, rationed food
illness and suffering, pain and fear
joy and letdown, victory and failure
old man´s blues
old man guesses he´s passed all
nothing can surprise this old dog
he would rather close the case
unable ones leading instead of capable
left to wait for his expired date
cannot get it cannot understand
beg for candle to burn out
clamped lips … calm voice goes out
old man´s blues
«I am old man, i´d like to go now,
nothing keeps me here, i don’t wanna live anymore »