Editor:
I just did a rewrite on a song entitled ‘Old Man Look at My Life’ to make it apply more to my life, now 85 years old and living here alone on the Coast. At this time of year, it may have some meaning to other folks living alone.
Young man look at my life
You’re a lot like I was
Young man look at my life
You’re a lot like I was
Young man look at my life
Eighty-five and there’s so much more
Living alone in a paradise
That makes me think of two
Love lost, such a cost
Just want things that don’t get lost
Like a coin that won’t get tossed
Rolling home to you
Young man take a look at my life I’m a lot like you are
I need someone to love the whole day through
Ah, one look in my eyes and you can tell that’s true
Lullabies, look in your eyes
Run around the same old town
Means a huge amount to me
Doesn’t mean that much to you
I’ve been first and last
Look at how the time goes past
But I’m all I got now
Gary Pennington, Roberts Creek
