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Old Men & RainGrandpa never sets an alarmHe's up before the moon starts sleeping Put his pearl snap shirt and his Wranglers on He was shuffling across the kitchen And once a week, usually on Wednesday He meets his buddies at the local cafe Now and then, he lets me tag along And I do all the listening They don't talk about politics Banking or religion And it's better not to dwell on who Is dying and not living From droughts to wars, they've for sure Seen their share of pain And that's why old men sit around And talk about the rain Went broke farming in '63 Watched Kennedy die the same year on TV His wife's been sick, but he prays all he can Tries to give the good Lord what he don't understand He could bring it all up, but there ain't no reason he would When there's lives to be had and the coffee is good They don't talk about politics Banking or religion And it's better not to dwell on who Is dying and not living From droughts to wars, they've for sure Seen their share of pain And that's why old men sit around And talk about the rain And one of these days, he won't be around It'll be me on Wednesdays still going down Where they don't talk about politics Banking or religion And it's better not to dwell on who Is dying and not living From droughts to wars, they've for sure Seen their share of pain And that's why old men sit around And talk about the rain |