Old man every now and then I want to know why you left Why it was so easy to forget Old man from the look of it You're the lucky one You learned to run And every time we thought that it was over and done Just like the sun, you'd come back again Old man, everybody said I was the apple of your roving eye Why'd you always have to make her cry Old man, she gave the world to you You turned her heart black and blue She even turned her pretty hair From brunette to blonde No magic wand could ever make you stay Why was there always something better out there Cheap perfume and women named Nancy Or whatever tickled your fancy Old man every now and then I want to know why you left Why it was so easy to let go Old man tears and cigarettes and all your pony bets They're all off now And every time we thought that it was over and done Just like the sun, you'd come back again