Coe, David Allan - Old Man Tell Me Lyrics
I've seen the old man sitting' 'round
The courthouse square back home in town
Talkin' about the big war back in 1943
Saying' how much good it's done
Medals gleaming' in the sun
And my talk of being' free
Their vision like their battle scars
Of other wars has faded
Like the colors on the ribbons
From the battles that they've won
If there's one thing I've learned it's this
You just can't shake hand with a fist
And I once did my talkin' with a gun
But yours is not the only dream
I have to believe in something more than yesterday
Let it die just like the past
I believe there's hope at last
Old man, did you ever have to pray
Old man, can you show me the way
He shakes his head from time to time
And rambles somewhere in his mind
Mumbling' 'bout the civil war
And how we should have won
Setting' up his battle plans
On checker boards at his command
Watching' all his gallant kings go fallen' one by one
And "son," he'd say, "there's not much time
For you to straighten out your mind
But you never listen to the things I try to say"
And I just turn my head and cry
Never understanding why
He'd set up that checker board
When he knew I couldn't play
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Coe, David Allan Old Man Tell Me Comments
Country that is not plastic coated with narrow minded lyrics,this is what country should be but unfortunately NASHVILLE burned down years ago
*THIS MAN MADE GREAT AMERICA* 🙏
*D.A.C. PITTSBURGH LOVES U*
I miss my dad so much there were alot of times i took him for granted for now i regret with all my heart. He was the kindest most giving person i ever met even when he had nothing left to give he would give you the shirt off his back. He went through hell and back pretty much his whole life and showed heart and class the whole way.Alztheimers dimentia whatever the fuck they wanna call it is a horrible vile demon but my dad gave it a hell of a run for its $ the whole time he fought it. You are my hero dad i will always be in your shadow and you will always be my hero the rest of my life i just want to make you proud and make it to heave to be with you.
Daniel Catoe sorry for your loss
Dads are the best.mine too. Rest easy dad,l remember things you taught me.
My daddy passed in a car accident 10 years ago when I was 19. Not a day goes by I dont think of him. My grandad was took from us last year with that same demon, dementia. Miss them 2 more than words can describe
Very well said. I feel the same. Listen to sturgill Simpson song give all you can. You'll find him in that song. My father was the same way.
Jesse Lee Peterson would say "forgive em all" but I say "dick em down and drain a ball" ..
Yeah, like if you're an Ohio Boy.
a great A GREAT
sounds like American Pie kinda to me
Beautiful song, it's unbelievable actually.
i met David Allen in Kilgore. tex .1974 he told me to sit the f:&$k down. and he would. tell. me. a story. and he did ,i been. a fan ever since. i seen him bunch of time after. he,s still. telling. me a story. love him
for whatever reason,i believe that.so cool.
Davids still the king from old school when country music was real
Oh yeah Kilgore Tex 🤘🏻
I wish the whole world would just sit down and really pay attention to the song. The pain is unbearable but so beautiful
DAC is one of those rowdy outlaw guys, that gave us awesome music and will continue to do it. Shame todays music isn't this powerful. Lefty Frizzell started it and then wel listen.. Dac sounds like Merle in a few of his songs.
Me too!!!
This song makes me cry
I am D:A:C fan his is a great storyteller an song writer
YEAH,....ONE OF THE BEST,...BEEN LISTENIN TO HIM FOR 40 YEARS,.....