I am an old man now and I bide my time

I earned my rest so long ago

I’ve lived a thousand miles in a single heart

And I know what only old men know

But I can’t remember just how we got here

But you can remind me again and again

I’ve got a wife who still lays out my clothes

As she has for more than sixty years

She’s my rock and I so wisely chose

My companion for this ride

But I can’t remember just how we got here

But you can remind me again and again

Like a moment caught in a photograph

You didn’t want to smile but I made you laugh

And now that memory is fading fast like all the rest

Soon they all start to disappear

The tighter I cling to your hand my dear

For who am I if I can’t recall these things?

Names and faces they elude me now

Words stick to the tip of my tongue

It’d be easier if I didn’t recognize

Those were words I knew yesterday

But I can’t remember just how we got here

But you can remind me again and again

Like a moment caught in a photograph

You didn’t want to smile but I made you laugh

And now that memory is fading fast like all the rest

Soon they all start to disappear

The tighter I cling to your hand my dear

For who am I if I can’t recall these things?