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When I Am Old
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Indie Rock
When I Am Old was released on February 23, 2018 by Augie March as a part of the album Bootikins
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Release DateFebruary 23, 2018
LabelAugie March
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Augie March
Augie March
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Glenn Richards
Glenn Richards
Songwriter

Lyrics

When I am old not if but when
Ailments will derail not in
Laments will fail not to upend
My later years which I will spend alone
(When I am old)
Alone
(When I am old)
What is a male kind of crone?
Old lonely men dress for court on their own
Nothing suggests I will not be alone when I'm old
When I am old
There will be no more lions
Only in prisons
Product of aliens
Of bestial pawns never told
Fire that does not rage is cold
Cold flames are the tongues that sing dying
There's no point in lying about being old men
Dressed for the mall in the morning
Nothing suggests I will not be forlorn when I'm old
Ifs and buts but whens
I'll take a wood loaded rugby ten
Measure the hours by some bushels blend
Read the papers from start to end alone
(When I am old)
Alone
(When I am old)
What is a male kind of crone?
I'll give the obituary special attention
Which of my neighbours has earned a mention?
When I am old
There will be no more mating
For you can look away when
When there are no more whales in the dead man's sea
My instincts have always been dull
Not that I ever listened at all
If I lay in a burning bed
I waited for the rain to fall
Old men see what they're leaving behind
And thank small mercies for going blind
When I am old
I will have no companions
No mastiffs spaniel or whelp
All I can do is to leave them behind
No spark to depend on my dithering lip
Sputtering sickly at candle's end
No love to address, no missives to pen
When I am old I'll take heroin
Written by: Glenn Richards
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