Old Man John Lyrics

Old man John, he got it all wrong

Took his daughter to the river's edge

She came of age and sailed away

It's always the other person's fault

Old man John, running on crumbs

Antique hauler since the seventies

It's such a shame that kids these days

Don't know how to Lindy Hop

Change is the strangest thing

But it's always gonna happen

I warned you of danger

Warned you of danger

Was I wrong

Old man John, a vagabond

Lured by forces that he couldn't name

He pledged his hand to shifting sands

Should have signed a prenuptial

Old man John, your time has come

Now you're haunted by a memory

What became of each old flame

Tell me where I know her from

Change is the strangest thing

But it's always gonna happen

I warned you of danger

Warned you of danger

Was I wrong

I forgive you for your wrongs

Though your sins may travel lightyears

The highway is your song

Old man John

People wanna laugh

People wanna laugh about you

But me I got along

With old man John