When I am old one day Children will laugh as I shuffle on by Pausing with every stride Believing that steps were never so high When I am old one day Surrounded by pieces of long ago I will recall today And wonder where all of the hours go Will I sit in the park Time on my hands to soak up the sun? Or will I have made my mark And still have some things that have to be done? Will I talk to the air Mumbling phrases to shadows that hide With people who stop to stare And wonder just who I see at my side When I am old one day Watching the children playing their game Someone may pa** my way And look at my face and call out my name And then he'll remember when I stood on the stage and I sang this song And maybe we'll both try then To remember the words and sing along When I am old one day