DIM LIGHTS

THE DIM LIGHTS OF AN OLD TOWN SEEM SO LONG AGO
I REMEMBER AN OLD MAN WHO DRANK HIMSELF TO SKIN AND BONES
HE BRAGGED ABOUT HIS DAYS WITH THE WOMEN AND WINE
NOW HE DON'T SEE MANY WOMEN BUT HE STILL LIKES THE WINE

AND HE'D TELL ME ALL HIS STORIES
ABOUT THE WAY THINGS USED TO BE
HE'D SAY IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER
YOU CAN BET I'D LIVE DIFFERENTLY
   
THE OLD MEN IS GETTING OLDER CLOSE TO EIGHTY I SUPPOSE
HE SHUFFLES AROUND IN HIS WORK SHOES WITH THE WORN OUT STEEL TOES
YOU'D SWEAR ITS BEEN DAYS SINCE HES HAD A THING TO EAT
BUT YOU WO'NT CATCH HIM BUMMIN' QUARTERS LIKE HIS FRIENDS ON THE STREET
       
AND HE'D TELL 'EM ALL HIS STORIES
ABOUT THE WAY THINGS USED TO BE
HE'D SAY IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER
YOU CAN BET I'D LIVE DIFFERENTLY

THE OLD MAN DIED LAST EVENIN'WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE
AND I KNOW THAT HE WAS GLAD TO LEAVE THIS GOD FORSAKEN PLACE
HE WAS BURIED ABOUT A BLOCK FROM THE WHITMAN COUNTY JAIL
THE SHERIFF LED THE MOURNERS, THE GOOD LORD POSTED BAIL

THE DIM LIGHTS OF AN OLD TOWN SEEM SO LONG AGO, AND I LOVED HIM SO

JIM WILSON
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