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I saw an old man cry and I'm sad
- the war took everything he ever had.
I'm sad 'cos he's alone.
I'm sad 'cos he's indifferent,
and I don't think he has relation with the power of your nation,

And I don't think that's right,
I don't think that's right,
I don't think that's right.
That's not right at all.

I saw an old man cry and I'm sad
- the war took everything he ever had.
Well, I'm sad 'cos he's alone,
and I'm sad 'cos that's irrelevant,
and I'm sure he had a son whose life had just begun.

And I don't think that's right,
I don't think that's right,
I don't think that's right.
That's not right at all,
I don't think that's right.

I saw an old man cry and I'm sad
- the war took everything he ever had.
Well, I'm sad 'cos he's alone,
and I'm sad 'cos that's irrelevant,
and I'm sure he had a son whose life had just begun.

And I don't think that's right,
I don't think that's right,
I don't think that's right.
That's not right at all,
that's not right at all.

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btownmeggy On Jul 12, 2002

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I saw an old man cry and I'm sad
 - the war took everything he ever had. 
I'm sad 'cos he's alone. 
I'm sad 'cos he's indifferent, 
and I don't think he has relation with the power of your nation,

And I don't think that's right, 
I don't think that's right, 
I don't think that's right. 
That's not right at all.

I saw an old man cry and I'm sad
 - the war took everything he ever had. 
Well, I'm sad 'cos he's alone, 
and I'm sad 'cos that's irrelevant, 
and I'm sure he had a son whose life had just begun.

And I don't think that's right, 
I don't think that's right, 
I don't think that's right. 
That's not right at all, 
I don't think that's right.

I saw an old man cry and I'm sad
 - the war took everything he ever had. 
Well, I'm sad 'cos he's alone, 
and I'm sad 'cos that's irrelevant, 
and I'm sure he had a son whose life had just begun.

And I don't think that's right, 
I don't think that's right, 
I don't think that's right. 
That's not right at all, 
that's not right at all.

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2002-07-12 18:43:23

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by Boer Down Under

17y ago

This is a song about the aftermath of yet another sad chapter in South Africa's history - the Angola border war South Africa was involved in. About the song itself - the drumstick playing on the empty soda bottle is a very nice touch and fits in perfectly.

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