Old Thing Lyrics

The next thing is the best thing

The nice man said to me

And Soon they'll be arriving in my store

The next thing is the thing you need

The best thing that we've ever made

You soon won't need that old thing anymore

When you were new

You could do

Anything

Back when you arrived you were such a shiny thing

The new thing is the old thing

But with greatly improved sound

The new thing makes the old thing look so bad

The old thing is depreciating

Now the new thing's almost here

The old thing's going to end up in the ground

When you were new

You could do anything

Back when you arrived you were such a shiny thing

You were the thing that I wanted so very bad

You were the thing I played on to keep me from feeling sad

You were my thing and I loved you until I outgrew you

You were my only thing when you were new.

The old thing has retired now

But I couldn't say goodbye

The old thing never thought that it would stop

The new thing's looking worried now

Though it gets so much of our time

I swear I catch it glancing at the clock

When you were new

You could do

Anything

Back when you arrived you were such a shiny thing

You were the thing that I wanted so bad

You were the thing I played on to keep me from feeling sad

You were my thing and I loved you until I outgrew you

You were my only thing when you were new

When you were new

You were all the world to me

You never failed, you were my friend

I threw away the guarantee

When you were new

You could do anything

Back when you arrived you were such a shiny thing