Old Folks Lyrics - John Denver

The old folks don't talk much 

They talk so slowly when they do 

They are rich they are poor 

Their illusions are gone 

They share one heart for two 

Their homes all smell of time 

Of old photographs 

and an old fashioned song 

Though you may live in town 

You live so far away 

when you've lived too long 

Have they laughed too much 

Do their dry voices crack 

talking of things gone by 

have they cried too much 

A tear or two still always seems 

To cloud the eye 

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They tremble as they watch the old silver clock 

When day is through 

tick tock oh so slow 

It says yes it says no 

It says I wait for you 

The old folks dream no more 

Their books have gone to sleep 

the piano's out of tune 

the little cat is dead 

and no more do they sing on a sunday afternoon 

The old folks move no more 

Their world become to small 

their bodies feel like lead 

they might look out a window 

or else sit it a chair 

or else they stay in bed 

Photos 

and if they still go out 

arm in arm, arm in arm 

in the morning chill 

its to have a good cry 

to say their last goodbye 

to one who's older still 

and then they go home 

to the old silver clock 

when day is through 

tick tock so so slow 

it says yes it says no 

it says I wait for you 

the old folks never die 

they just put down their heads 

and go to sleep one day 

they will hold each others hands 

like children in the dark 

but one will get lost anyway 

and the other will remain 

just sitting in a room 

which makes no sound 

it doesn't matter now 

the song has died away 

and echo's all around 

you'll see them as they walk 

through the sun filled parks 

where children run and play 

it hurst to much to smile 

it hurts so much 

but life goes on for still another day 

as they try to escape the old silver clock 

when day is through 

tick tock oh so slow 

it says yes it says no 

it says I wait for you 

the old old silver clock 

thats hanging on the wall 

that waits for us all