Elton John
"Talking Old Soldiers" lyrics

Talking Old Soldiers

Why hello
Say, can I buy you
Another glass of beer?
Well, thanks a lot
That's kind of you
It's nice to know you care
These days there's so much
Going on
No one seems to wanna know
I may be just
An old soldier to some
But I know
How it feels
To grow old

Yeah, that's right
You can see me here most every night
You'll always see me staring
At the walls and at the lights
Funny, I remember
Oh, it's years ago, I'd say
I'd stand at that bar
With my friends
Who've passed away
And drink three times the beer
That I can drink today
Yes, I know
How it feels
To grow old

I know what they're saying, son
There goes old man Joe again
Well, I may be mad at that
I've seen enough
To make a man go out his brains

Well, do they know
What it's like to have a graveyard
As a friend
Cause that's where they are, boy
All of them
Don't seem likely
I'll get friends like that again
Yeah

Well, it's time
I moved off
But it's been great
Just listening to you
And I might even see you
Next time I'm passing through
You're right
There's so much going on
No one seems to wanna know
So keep well
Keep well, old friend
And have another drink on me
Just ignore all the others
You got your memories
You got your memories

Authors: Elton John, Bernie Taupin