Chris Knight - Old Man Lyrics

Got an old horse, runs lose on the farm
Like a big dog, don’t do no harm
I live down a dead end track
Me and my horse and them chickens out back
Raised five kids, they all up and gone
They came up rough, not a one went wrong
My old woman died, they scattered her in the wind
And I never know when I’ll see them again

And, I’m an old man, done all I can
I been working this land since I was 24
I’m an old man,
Ain’t a whole lot going on around here anymore

Had on old dog, lived 15 years
Train got its leg, coon got its ear
He loved to hunt, he loved to fight
The way I used to be on a Saturday night

And, I’m an old man, done all I can
I been working this land since I was 24
I’m an old man,
Ain’t a whole lot going on around here anymore

I still work a good half a day
Plant a little corn, cut a little hay
I don’t wanna die till I live too long
They’ll sell this place whenever I’m gone

I miss my sweetheart so and the way she used to smile
And I miss them kids of mine running wild
The daylight fads to late afternoon
‘Bout all I know it was gone to soon

And, I’m an old man, done all I can
I been working this land since I was 24
I’m an old man,
Ain’t a whole lot going on around here anymore
Ain’t a whole lot going on around here anymore