The Old Man Laughs Lyrics

The old man laughs and the room is that much warmer

For memory puts his one-bar fire to shame

Huddled in the afterglow of a younger sun

That burned with a sweeter flame

He smiles to recall the fertile spring

When the rain on his flesh was soft and warm

The grass burst into tall green flames

And he held a thousand stars in his arms

The old man laughs remembering how he chose

A harvest moon to light his lullabies

And offered into fruitful nights

The rose that blossomed behind his eyes

He smiles, recalling autumn nights

Golden leaves and golden days

When the fledglings tried their wings

And flew into the Southern haze

The old man laughs