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Bellamy Brothers
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He'll be 45 come Wednesday, his grey hair is gettin' thin.
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But he's still hangin' in there, don't feel too bad for the shape he's in.
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He's seen yuppies in the White House, but he thinks their gonna fail.
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Cause he just don't trust a President that never has inhaled.
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And he prays to God to stop this crime, but it seems to no avail.
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Well he still loves country music, but he's been left out in the dark.
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Cause they don't play Merle and George no more. He don't know Billy Ray from Garth.
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And he's heard of Woodstock 2, but it never could compete.
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Cause he was there the day that Hendrix played the anthem with his teeth.
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Back when all those garage bands couldn't even keep a beat.
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(chorus)
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He's an old hippie, even older than before, wonderin' what pay attention to and what should he ignore.
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He's an old hippie, still adjustin' to the change.
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He's just tryin' to find some balance in a world gone totally insane.
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He still thinks back on the 60's, but not in the same way.
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Cause they built a wall to his war, then forgot the MIAs.
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And he's tried to be a 90's man, but it's too much of a bore.
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Cause fax machines and cell phones ain't what he was put here for.
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And in a world selling sex and youth, he's a last old dinosaur.
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(chorus)
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Well he comes on home from work now, to take some time up with the kids.
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Try to teach them right from wrong, hope they don't learn it the way he did.
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And his eyes are on the future, but it's lookin' pretty sad, and with every day that passes he becomes more like his dad.
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He hopes that when this century turns around, things won't be so bad.
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(chorus)
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He's just tryin' to find some balance in a world gone totally insane.
Old Hippie
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