Old Man Gloom

from Hard Red Winter by Oliver June

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Old man gloom,
put that frown away
Old man gloom, that's what they say.

Old man gloom,
I know you miss your paper bag pills today.
How dare they.

I know a very old man
He doesn't sit around, he stands
Goes by the name of Gloom
He paces around this room.

I see him walking by
No he don't look you in the eye
I say
Old man gloom, how are you?
Seems like nobody cares for you.

He turned his head to me
He said to me:

I am doing the best I can
I am doing the best I can
I am doing the best I can
Aw man, goddamn them.

Old man gloom
do you know what you're going to do?
Old man gloom
do you remember how you used to move?

Old man gloom,
pace your way
you're not going to make it in a single day.

He turned his head to me
He said to me:

I need someone to understand.
I need a friend, someone who's on my side.
I feel like I'm going to die.

I need a friend, someone who's on my side.
I need someone to understand.
I feel like I'm going to die.

We are doing the best we can.
We are doing the best we can.
Aw man, goddamn them.

You need to understand
we need a friend,
someone on our side
when we feel like we're going to die.

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from Hard Red Winter, released May 1, 2013

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