When the phone didn't ring, I knew it was you
Mitigate your baser tendencies
He's got the noives of a daytime burglar
Hygiene tips for hobos

So sad to see the old man goin' down
So sad to see the old man goin' down

If things had been different
I would've understood
If things had happened earlier
It could've been good
If time were a trolley
And could go in reverse
I would ask you to call me
Before I wrote this verse
If the transcript was honest
And no one ever deceived
I'd have been on my best to do what I believed
If molecular structures tend to
Spin out of control
Anything ever meant to last
Must have a soul

So sad to see the old man goin' down
So sad to see the old man goin' down

Then the universe notwithstanding
Is just one big black hole
Nonetheless, you can't hold onto it
You can only watch it roll
I know physical particles
Are a part of anything that exists
I have read the articles
Consulted with physicists
If we were honest with each other
As we always should be
No one could ever hurt their brother
Everyone would be free
If you had met me when the world was younger
If you had met me then
You might have never known the hunger
You might have never known the sin

So sad to see the old man goin' down
So sad to see the old man goin' down

Nevertheless, I am obsessed with something
Greater than the whole
If the universe is imploding
It'll be the greatest story ever told
Evolving from apes to apes with smart phones
Looking more like apes every day
With vaping taking the place of cigarettes
It's quicker that way
Greed is the slithy toad of humanity
I suffer fools with a grin on my face
I see the things others see
In a different reality
In a different space
Oh well, such is life when you're oblivious
You need a diaper on your mouth
Focus on fantasy with a total disregard for the obvious
I've often dreamed of heading south

So sad to see the old man goin' down
So sad to see the old man goin' down

Lock me up and throw away the key facts
I'd have better luck tryin' to redirect the wind
You can find me hangin' out down by the train tracks
There's a glitch in the matrix, a message from within
Blame it on the weather
Or it could just be whatever
I succumb to the tyranny of the majority
Manufactured dread naughts with triple-gun turrets
Serve us plates of kiviak, it's a delicacy
You hear the innocent stories
You judge the day by your mood
Reminisce about past glories
Good memories are as important as clean air
And good food
Still it makes me feel sad for the kids
When it rains on Halloween
Makes me wonder if it was something I did
Or if it was something forthcoming I shoulda seen

So sad to see the old man goin' down
So sad to see the old man goin' down

Erg, dyne, nanosecond
A hamburger, some wine in a delicatessen
Front page news always forgets to tell you
Who's gonna hafta pay the dues
I play with my hurdy gurdy
Sounds dirty, but it's not
It dawned on me some time after I turned thirty
You can do anything you want to
Just don't get caught
Do you suppose the primordial ooze
Got a little loose with the booze
And then lightening struck
Protons, neutrons, electrons, and morons
A general generational passing of the buck
When the whistle blower blows his whistle
And all the lemmings jump the cliff
When all the wacky theories begin the fizzle
You're just left wondering what could have been and
What if

So sad to see the old man goin' down
So sad to see the old man goin' down

Time only exists to keep from having everything
Happen all at once
Albert Einstein said that
I worship the parameters of the time-space continuum
I only take a break to have lunch
I said that
Tried in the court of public opinion
Henceforth to have no choice
Heretofore, to be no more
Than a critic with out a voice
Do I really care about all this, meh
Later on I retroflect
I'm amped, in the court of the king
I earn respect
Just one thing I ask of thee
Will you walk to the end of the road with me
I'm totally normal
Cuz I'm stark raving mad
In a deranged world, ya see

So sad to see the old man goin' down
So sad to see the old man goin' down

So sad to see the old man goin' down
So sad to see the old man goin' down
So sad to see the old man goin' down
So sad to see the old man goin' down