^GI met an old man to^Cday. ^AmHis sign said anything helps, and he's ^Dmissin both legs. ^GHe said I ain't got much else to ^Close. ^AmBut I remember when I had it all, it looked a ^Dlot like you. ^GI smiled as I got in my truck^C. ^AmThought about and hopped back out to offer ^Dhim a few bucks. ^GHe said I'm sorry that just won't^C do. ^AmSave your money make an old man's day and sit ^Ddown for a few.

^GCus I learned, A long time a^Cgo. ^AmLife changes in the blink of an eye, don't ^Dget comfortable. ^GThis moment is all you own and to^Cmorrow's unknown. I learned that,^Am a long ti^Dme ag^Go.

^GHe told me bout his days on the l^Cakes. ^AmElk hunting in idaho man ^Dthose were the days. ^GHe joked through a few missin te^Ceth. ^AmWhiskey women and cigarrettes help me ^Dkeep this physique. ^GWe laughed as we talked a good ^Chour. ^AmAny strangers passing by would think ^Dwe were old pals. ^GHe said it wasn't always this wa^Cy. ^AmHad myself a pretty damn good life til I was h^Dit by that train.

^GCus I learned, A long time a^Cgo. ^AmLife changes in the blink of an eye, don't get^D comfortable. ^GThis moment is all you own and to^Cmorrow's unknown. I learned that,^Am a long ti^Dme ag^Go.

^GHe dug into a satchel by his s^Cide. ^AmThese beat up pictures are the only ^Dproof I was alive. ^GHe unsealed an old plastic ba^Cg. ^AmWith newspaper clippings, and his ^Dson's folded flag. ^GSaid this here picture was my^C saint. ^AmHeld her as she promised she'd meet^D me at the gate. ^GSon I'm almost 7^C3. ^AmAnd I'm haunted by the thought she might not ^Drecognize me.

^GCus that was, A long time ago^C. ^AmLife changes in the blink of an eye, don't get^D comfortable. ^GThis moment is all you own and to^Cmorrow's unknown. I learned that,^Am a long t^Dime a^Ggo.

I learned that,^Am a long ti^Dme ag^Go.