Old hippie (The Sequel)
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1. He’ll be forty-five come Wednesday, his grey hair is getting’ thin,
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but
he’s still hanging in there, don’t feel too bad for the shape he’s in.
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He’s seen Yuppies in the White
House, but he thinks they’re gonna fail,
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‘cause
he just don’t trust a president that never has inhaled.
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And he prays to God to stop
this crime, but it seems to no
avail.
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2. Well, he still loves country music, he’s been left out in the dark,
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‘cause
they don’t play Merlin George no more,
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he
don’t know Billy Ray from Garth.
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And he’s heard of Woodstock
Two, but it never could compete,
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he was there the day
that Hendrix played the anthem with his teeth.
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Back when all those grunge
bands couldn’t even keep a beat.
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He’s an old Hippie, even older than before,
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wonderin’ what to pay
attention to, and what should he ignore,
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he’s an old hippie still adjusting
to the change,
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he’s just tryin’
to find some balance in a world gone totally insane.
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3. He still thinks back on the sixties, but not in the same way,
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they’ve
built a wall to his war, then forgot the MIA.
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And he’s tryin’
to be a nice man, but it’s too much of a bore,
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‘cause
fax machines and cell phones ain’t what he was put here for.
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And in a world selling sex and
news, he’s the last dinosaur.
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4. Well, he comes on home from work now,
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takes
some time off with the kids,
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tries
to teach them right from wrong
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hopes
they gonna learn it the way he did.
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And his eyes are on the
future, but he’s looking pretty sad,
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and with every day
that passes he becomes more like his dad.
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He hopes that when the century
turns around, things won’t be so bad.
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+ He’s just tryin’
to find some balance in a world gone totally insane.
(orig. = capo 2nd; midi = no capo : D-G-D-B7...) (Bellamy
Brothers)