"Old Hippie (The Sequel)" lyrics
He'll be forty-five come Wednesday, his gray hair is getting thin
But he's still hanging in there, don't feel too bad for the shape he's in
He seen yuppies in the White House, but he thinks they're gonna fail
He just don't trust a president, that never has inhaled
And he prays to God to stop this crime, but it seems to no avail
Well, he still loves country music, but he's been left out in the dark
'Cause they don't play Merle and George no more, he don't know Billy Ray from Garth
And he's heard of Woodstock 2, but it never could compete
'Cause he was there the day that Hendrix, played the anthem with his teeth
Back when all those grunge bands, couldn't even keep a beat
Yeah, he's an old hippie, even older than before
Wondering what to pay attention to, and what should he ignore
He's an old hippie, still adjusting to the change
He's just trying to find some balance, in a world gone totally insane
He still thinks back on the sixties, but not in the same way
'Cause they built a wall to his war, then forgot the MIA's
And he's tried to be a nineties man, but is too much of a bore
'Cause fax machines and cell phones, ain't what he was put here for
And in a world selling sex with news, he's the last old dinosaur
Yeah, he's an old hippie, even older than before
Wondering what to pay attention to, and what should he ignore
He's an old hippie, still adjusting to the change
He's just trying to find some balance, in a world gone totally insane
Well, he comes on home from work now, takes some time up with the kids
Try to teach them right from wrong, hopes they don't learn it the way that he did
And his eyes are on the future, but it's looking pretty sad
And with every day that passes, he becomes more like his dad
Hopes that when the century turns around, things won't be so bad
Yeah, he's an old hippie, even older than before
Wondering what to pay attention to, and what should he ignore
He's an old hippie, still adjusting to the change
He's just trying to find some balance, in a world gone totally insane
Yeah, he's just trying to find some balance, in a world gone totally insane
But he's still hanging in there, don't feel too bad for the shape he's in
He seen yuppies in the White House, but he thinks they're gonna fail
He just don't trust a president, that never has inhaled
And he prays to God to stop this crime, but it seems to no avail
Well, he still loves country music, but he's been left out in the dark
'Cause they don't play Merle and George no more, he don't know Billy Ray from Garth
And he's heard of Woodstock 2, but it never could compete
'Cause he was there the day that Hendrix, played the anthem with his teeth
Back when all those grunge bands, couldn't even keep a beat
Yeah, he's an old hippie, even older than before
Wondering what to pay attention to, and what should he ignore
He's an old hippie, still adjusting to the change
He's just trying to find some balance, in a world gone totally insane
He still thinks back on the sixties, but not in the same way
'Cause they built a wall to his war, then forgot the MIA's
And he's tried to be a nineties man, but is too much of a bore
'Cause fax machines and cell phones, ain't what he was put here for
And in a world selling sex with news, he's the last old dinosaur
Yeah, he's an old hippie, even older than before
Wondering what to pay attention to, and what should he ignore
He's an old hippie, still adjusting to the change
He's just trying to find some balance, in a world gone totally insane
Well, he comes on home from work now, takes some time up with the kids
Try to teach them right from wrong, hopes they don't learn it the way that he did
And his eyes are on the future, but it's looking pretty sad
And with every day that passes, he becomes more like his dad
Hopes that when the century turns around, things won't be so bad
Yeah, he's an old hippie, even older than before
Wondering what to pay attention to, and what should he ignore
He's an old hippie, still adjusting to the change
He's just trying to find some balance, in a world gone totally insane
Yeah, he's just trying to find some balance, in a world gone totally insane
Writer(s): David Bellamy
