I heard the old man’s voice break
Stutter once then stop it
I heard a sentence started confidently
Halted by the sudden absence of a word
Stumbled and he sputtered trying to find it back
Something once so simple, gone now
When he finally gave up, told me:
“Aw, it’s like hell getting old”
When you came into the store
Did you know you’d show me your scars?
I had a heavy heart, he carried a door
Its shattered pane all wrapped in plastic
And he asked if I could fix it
Come by a little later, help him put it back on hinges
“See, I’m far too old to lift it, and it’s not for my house
It’s my son’s”
When you opened up the door
What is it you thought you’d find?
(Nobody flinch)
Later I came by and backed into the driveway
Got out to find him waiting there
To lead me through the side yard to
Back behind the house where the doorframe stood empty
And helped me keep it steady while I hammered all the pins in
Stutter once then stop it
I heard a sentence started confidently
Halted by the sudden absence of a word
Stumbled and he sputtered trying to find it back
Something once so simple, gone now
When he finally gave up, told me:
“Aw, it’s like hell getting old”
When you came into the store
Did you know you’d show me your scars?
I had a heavy heart, he carried a door
Its shattered pane all wrapped in plastic
And he asked if I could fix it
Come by a little later, help him put it back on hinges
“See, I’m far too old to lift it, and it’s not for my house
It’s my son’s”
When you opened up the door
What is it you thought you’d find?
(Nobody flinch)
Later I came by and backed into the driveway
Got out to find him waiting there
To lead me through the side yard to
Back behind the house where the doorframe stood empty
And helped me keep it steady while I hammered all the pins in
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