Older and Colder
 
 

I  use to believe the sun would rise or set for me
But I was younger then
And there were lots of things that I believed
The days were warm and sunny way back then
But now these rainy days today
Seem like they'll never end
 

And I used to believe that love was such a simple thing
That everyone would fall in love and birds would sing
But there's  lots of real good  folks out there who'd disagree
They've all been married once or twice including me
 

I’m getting older and colder
Maybe a little bolder
But I still need a shoulder
To cry on
My hair is turning grayer
And my old heart shelf’s bare
But for a little hope
That helps me carry on
 

And I always believed that God watched over each of us
Though I know there's some who believe he must be predjudice
And I used to believe that the only way was the USA
But I really haven't felt like that since J.F.K.
 

AS our skies are slowly  darkened and the system fails
While street gangs turn our neighborhoods into mini- hells
While the leading cause of birth defects is Mommy's drugs
And there's lots of arms to go around but to little hugs
 

I’m getting older and colder
Maybe a little bolder
But I still need a shoulder
To cry on
My hair is getting grayer
And my old heart shelf’s bare
But for a little hope
That helps me carry on
 

Yes,  I’ve got this icy stare
You know it’s really hard to care
For a damned old world that don’t know
Right from wrong
 

But I got a little hope
That keeps me hangin’ on
 

© 2006 William C. Stephens
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