When I Grow Old

When I grow old, will my eyes be blue,
Hair stay blonde and a missing tooth?
Drive around in fancy cars,
See pretty girls and nice guitars
Learn a language, find some work,
See New York, not through Google Earth
A great big world, not four blue walls
Will it seem so small when I grow tall?
When I grow tall, when I grow tall
When I grow old, I'll find your heart
Promise mine, just give me part
And I don't need no house, no car
I have your hand and all you are
And I can't promise diamond rings
Or build a castle brick by brick
And where we go, we'll spin a globe
See where it lands and build a home
We'll build a home, we'll build a home
We'll build a home, we'll build a life, lit down from Earth
So the nights we fight, we hurt, we'll be alright
"'Cause I'm alive tonight in the sky tonight way up high tonight", she said
Will it be cold? Will it be cold?
I lose my love, I live alone
My legs don't work, these breaking bones
But look above and let me know
Will you leave flowers at my stone?
Will you leave flowers at my stone?
When I grow old, I'll hold your scan
And put my life here where she stands
Soon all I own is yours to have
Born in arms and raised to hand
I'll share my eyes, my ears with you
Be raised on Beatles and Bowie too
But keep a smile, just like your mum's
And call me dad, I'll call you son
And we'll grow old, yeah we'll grow old
Yeah we'll grow old, yeah we spent forty years on earth
My daddy's gone, it really hurts, I wonder why
"'Cause I'm alive tonight in the sky tonight way up high tonight", she said
Will it be cold? Will it be cold?
I lose my love, I live alone
My legs don't work, these breaking bones
But look above and let me know
Will you leave flowers at my stone?
Will you leave flowers at my stone?
And as her eyes begin to fade
I'll sit beside here, where she lay
And hold me close, don't let this go
This ain't no home, this ain't no home
I watched my hair turn gold to grey
My sweet sixteen took my breath away
Don't leave me lonely in this song
As I leave flowers at your stone
I cry by flowers at your stone
Goodbye bye flowers at your stone
And I lay flowers at your stone (Just look above and let me know)
I'll lay by flowers at your stone
I cry by flowers at your stone (Keep me close, won't let me go
Goodbye bye flowers at your stone
I cry by flowers at your stone (Just look above and let me know)
Goodbye bye flowers at your stone
When I grow old, will my eyes be blue,
Hair stay blonde and a missing tooth?
Will the world seem small, will it grow cold,
When I grow old, when I grow old?