Old and in the Way

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 Old and in the way, that's what I heard them say
 They used to heed the words he said, but that was yesterday
 Gold will turn to gray and youth will fade away
 They'll never care about you, call you old and in the way
 Once I hear tell, he was happy
 He had his share of friends and good times
 Now, those friends have all passed on
 He don't have a place called home
 Looking back to a better day, feeling old and in the way
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 When just a boy, he left his home
 Thought he'd have the world on a string
 Now the years have come and gone
 Through the streets he walks alone
 Like the old dog gone astray, he's just old and in the way
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