Old Man - Ten Foot Pole

You tell me of a place

Where everybody knew their neighbors

All the families helped eachother

And no one ever locked their doors

You tell me no one locked their doors

Old man please stay a while

I know at first I seemed too busy

But now I’ll make the time

Stay and tell me one more story

Tell me about the time

You ditched school to go fishing

You thought the branch would hold

Your neighbour pulled you from the river

He helped you wash your clothes and

Stitch the hole in your trousers and

Your mom never knew

Why he giggled when he saw you

A place where no one locks their doors

A place where no one locks their doors

You tell me that you would show me Only now it is too late

I would like to build a community

Only now it is too late

Things can never be the way they were before

You can’t go back to how things were before

Once the trust is gone

Once the trust is gone

Once the trust is gone you’ll lock the door

I can imagine that life

But it seems so far from real

It’s just like a story that’s the kind of life

I’ve never known

Old man you’re leaving now

Taking with you the things

I wonder where you’re going

And if it would be like you’re own home

I hope you find the place you’re looking for