Sad Old Man by Dave Walmsley from Barrow-in-furness United Kingdom

a short cat production
written, arranged & performed by dave walmsley (c) 2020 silent songs

recorded in the musical box

a song about a dear old friend who really does have a problem. i wanted to try a piece which required orchestrating and this is the result...

i can just see you...
with a glass of whisky at your lips...
hear you saying to yourself...
“i'll take just one more sip...”
but we both know...
that this is not how it ends...
you'll open another bottle...
spend the night with your “best friend...”
cos you're a sad old man...
you're just a sad old man...

even from this distance...
i can see you slipping away...
you don't want my opinion...
so i've got nothing more to say...
you keep telling me...
you'll make your own mistakes...
i wish that i could tell you...
that you're digging your own grave...
you're a sad old man...
you're just a sad old man...

i've heard it said that you see faces...
when there's no one there...
voices running through your mind...
the sound of someone...
falling down the stairs...
the clock ticks slowly...
it's another endless night...
but as your head hits the pillow...
the world falls out of sight...
'cos you're a sad old man...
you're just a sad old man...