Sad Old Man

from New Concrete by Desperate Living

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You say to pick yourself up
Without ever having to do it yourself
You say there's no free lunch
When your whole life has always been one

You're just the old man yelling
Hey kid, get off my lawn
My future, our future
In your days long gone

What takes you one step
Might take another man a giant leap
We're not asking for a handout
Just to level the field, just to make it fair

(Your time is up, our time has come and passed. We watched you drag it down with you. I hope you had a few laughs, made a few dollars. You'll always have those glory days. I'm sorry that's all. You're only as good as what you did last. Constant contradictions. No morals, no values. I hope you get buried way down underneath, way down underneath the new concrete. Without a herd of sheep, there are no wolves. On the right side of history every time - time will tell. You catch more flies with honey. You get more rights with money. We will not simply accept. Complacency got us in this mess. Constant contradictions. Constant contradictions. Constant contradictions...)

You're just the old man yelling
Hey kid, get off my lawn
My future, our future
In your days long gone

You're a sad old man

credits

from New Concrete, released March 1, 2019
Brian Medlin (Vocals/Guitar/Piano), Tim Leo (Guitar) Jonathan Van Dine (Drums), Scott Signorino (Bass)

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Desperate Living Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ex members of Ladder Devils and The Minor Times

discography

SHAME

Dec 2022
City Sadness

Jul 2020
New Concrete

Mar 2019

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