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Everyone has gone away
Can you hear me? Can you hear me?
No one cared enough to stay
Can you hear me? Can you hear me?
You must remember the old man
I know that you can if you try
So just open up your eyes old man
Look who's come to say goodbye
The sun has left the sky old man
The birds have flown away
And no one came to cry old man
Goodbye old man goodbye
You want to stay I know you do
But it ain't no use to try
'Cause I'll be here-and I'm just like you
Goodbye, old man, goodbye
Won't be no God to comfort you
You taught me not to believe that lie
You don't need anybody
Nobody needs you
Don't cry, old man, don't cry
Everybody dies
Can you hear me? Can you hear me?
No one cared enough to stay
Can you hear me? Can you hear me?
You must remember the old man
I know that you can if you try
So just open up your eyes old man
Look who's come to say goodbye
The sun has left the sky old man
The birds have flown away
And no one came to cry old man
Goodbye old man goodbye
You want to stay I know you do
But it ain't no use to try
'Cause I'll be here-and I'm just like you
Goodbye, old man, goodbye
Won't be no God to comfort you
You taught me not to believe that lie
You don't need anybody
Nobody needs you
Don't cry, old man, don't cry
Everybody dies
Lyrics submitted by yuri_sucupira, edited by latinboy, SquirrelButler
Old Man Lyrics as written by Randy Newman
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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foreverdrone: he is not saying that to his father, he is saying it to himself. This Randy Newman we are talking about!
Lrg8607: I'm not sure about the lie, it could mean he is agreeing with is father:
You taught me not to believe that lie (the lie being "god will comfort you") or You taught me not to believe that lie (the lie being "won't be no god will comfort you")
@paulmarkj He’s a good Jewish atheist. Dad taught him there’ll be no comfort of a god.