A Ballad of Two Elders Lyrics

Did you see the old man

With his whiskers in the fan

Swaying softly in the rocking chair of oak

Having known him some time

I can tell what's on his mind

And I'm confident knowing that's

All just one big joke

We'll just leave him to the birds

As they cover him in turds

Watch the cycle fade away

Til tomorrow's yesterday

And I don't know many motives

He could have to be alone

But we shouldn't hang around him anymore

Did you see the old maid

With her wrinkles in the shade

Humming softly as she prepares to dine

I don't know what she needs

Or if she eats the seeds

But the warmth of her smile was once mine

And she's delicate in every move she makes

She's articulate and never makes mistakes

But the pressures getting greater by the day

And she cannot bear the thought to hear them say

We'll just leave her to the birds

As they cover her in turds

Watch the cycle fade away

Til tomorrow's yesterday

And I don't know many motives

She could have to be alone

But we shouldn't hang around her anymore

We'll just leave them to the birds

As they cover them I'm turds

Watch the cycle fade away

Til tomorrow's yesterday

And I don't know many motives

They could have to be alone

'Cause I want to get to know them even more

'Cause I want to get to know them even more