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These Old Eyes Have Seen It All
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George Jones
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The old man's hair was white and his eyes looked tired
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He drank his beer at the table all alone
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But he smiled when I spoke to him so I sat down for awhile
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I wound up sitting there the whole night long
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'Cause I could see he had a lifetime on his mind
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So I just sat there and listened, I was glad to take the time.
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And he said..
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I saw Jimmy Rodgers yodel on the stage
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And I saw Hank when the walked him to his grave
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I saw a country boy from Memphis
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Change the world with rock and roll
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And these old eyes have seen it all.
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Then he said..
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I saw friends of mine or foreign soil die proud
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I saw things over there, son, that I still can't talk about
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I saw a crazy man named Hitler and his army rise and fall
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Yeah, these old eyes have seen it all.
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These old eyes have seen it all
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Now the hands of time are writing on the wall
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Telling me I won't have long waiting for my Jesus to call
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These old eyes have seen it all.
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I saw sweet Mary love me, fifty years
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With a trembling hand we wiped away a tear
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He said my memories of Mary are the sweetest I recall
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And these old eyes have seen it all.
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These old eyes have seen it all
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They saw a man walk on the moon and come back home
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I know it won't be long before I hear my Jesus call
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These old eyes have seen it all...
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