Old Man Lyrics

Yeah, I said oh yeah
Wanna tell you a story that happend to me
There was this old man, started chattin' with me
He sat by himself on the side of the road
A cowboy hat, and them pointed toes
He said," Hey son, what do ya do?
Ya better pay attention when I'm talkin' to you
I've been around here for a long, long time
Could have bought the land for damn near a dime"

Oh, right over there by that gas station.Over there. See it?

So I headed on over
Leaned against his truck
And ya better hear me out
Or you're shit outta luck
I've been through times that ya wouldn't believe
It makes a man feel about a hundred and three
Again he asked "What do you do? I can't imagine by lookin' at you
Boy, things have changed since way back when
I wish I was back in my teens again"

I said hey!
I said hey!
That's what the old man said
That's what I said, y'all
I said hey!
I said hey!
That's what the old man said

All right
So we hopped in his truck
Went for a ride
He talked about things before I was alive
"Ya know that used to be a big mining town
My brother and I brought the mountain down
My, oh my how they built over there
Have ya ever thought about cutting that hair?
Ya never told me what do ya do?
Tell me kid, ya just passing through?"

You say hey!
You say hey!
From what the old man said
From what he said, y'all
I said hey!
I said hey!
That's what the old man said-ah yeah

So I tried, and I tried, and I tried, and I tried
Yeah I tried to speak my peace
So lo and behold
When all was told
The only one listening was me
So I tried, and I tried, and I tried, and I tried
Yeah I tried to break on through
So, lo and behold when all was told
The stubborn one was he
So the moral of the story
Is ya gotta learn a lesson
Especially from a man who got a Smith and Wesson
Better learn with your ears and not with your eyes
Or you'll be dealt a big surprise.

I said hey!
I said hey!
To what the old man said
From what I say y'all
I said hey!
I said hey!

To what the old man said
Ooh yeah
That's what he said
Oh, that's what he said, yeah
Hmmm. hmmmmm
That's what he said
Oh that's what he said yeah
Ooh that's what he said
Ooh ooh that's what he said yeah
That's what he said
Ooh ooh yeah
Let me tell you all about it now

Oh yeah
Won't you listen to me?
Won't you listen to me?
Won't you listen to me?
Won't you listen to me?
Won't you listen to me?

Yeah
Oh that's what he said, yeah.
Hmmm, hmmmm
That's what he said
Oh that's what he said, yeah
Hmmm, hmmmm
That's what he said
Oh, that's what he said, yeah
Hmmm, hmmmm
Won't you listen to me?