Name: Old Man In Bus Station: A Portrait
Duration: 3 min 35 s
Channel: Daniel P. Raymer
Description: "Old Man In Bus Station: A Portrait" is a song by Dan and David Raymer. Old age and unfulfilled dreams, in 3/4 time.

Old Man In Bus Station: A Portrait

Dan and David Raymer

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Old age and unfulfilled dreams, in 3/4 time.

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Dan and David Raymer

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(to hear all our songs click on GoToTheMusicPage then on Hi-Fi) Dan (front) and David (standing) perform thoughtful original songs in an acoustic and bass guitar format with harmony vocals. This page has songs written by Dan, who played 12 and 6 string guitar, banjo, and keyboard. David played bass guitar and drum machine. Dan sang lead vocals, both shared the harmony, and David produced/engineered. Original lyrics are on the Music page (or click the "full" links). Songs are all copyright C by Dan Raymer. For some excellent songs written by David, check out Silvertown.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Folk

Charts

Peak #129

Peak in subgenre #37

Author

Daniel P. Raymer

Rights

2005

Uploaded

November 10, 2006

Track Files

MP3

MP3 3.3 MB • 128 kbps • 3:35

Story behind the song

While waiting overnight in the St. Louis bus terminal, a homeless woman two rows behind me died. Before the ambulance came someone stole her purse.

Lyrics

He sits all alone in the evening gloom.
Dozing away in this cold dirty room.
As the mute masses
Pass him by.

His baggy brown pants spill out of the seat.
And onto the sneakers that cover his feet.
He stirs rather slowly
but doesn't awake.

Chorus:
  Why Old Man do you sit and stare? 
  Looking at things no longer there.
  What do you see? A childhood dream? 
  A loving girl and a home that was clean?
  A future ahead that was hopeful and bright? 
  But now you face death...
  and the darkness of night. 

He wakes up and wipes his nose with a sleeve.
Then puts his head down, between his knees.
And waits for the morning
to light up the sky.
He spits on the floor then stands up to yawn.
Alone with his thoughts in the widening dawn.
And walks off to face
another dull day.

Chorus again:

Copyright C 2005 by D. Raymer. All Rights Reserved

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