These Old Eyes Have Seen It All

The old man's hair was white and his eyes looked tired

He drank his beer at the table all alone

But he smiled when I spoke to him so I sat down for awhile

I wound up sitting there the whole night long

'Cause I could see he had a lifetime on his mind

So I just sit there and listened, I was glad to take the time

And he said, "I saw Jimmy Rodgers yodel on the stage

And I saw Hank when they walked him to his grave

I saw a country boy from Memphis

Change the world with rock and roll

These old eyes have seen it all"

Then he said, "I saw friends of mine or foreign soil die proud

I saw things over there, son, that I still can't talk about

I saw a crazy man named Hitler and his army rise and fall

Yes, these old eyes have seen it all"

"These old eyes have seen it all

Now the hands of time are writing on the wall

Telling me I won't have long to wait until my Jesus to call

These old eyes have seen it all"

I saw my sweet Mary love me, 50 years"

With a trembling hand, he wiped away a tear

He said, "my memories of Mary are the sweetest I recall

And these old eyes have seen it all"

"These old eyes have seen it all

They saw a man walk on the moon and come back home

And I know it won't be very long until I hear my Jesus call

These old eyes have seen it all

Son, these old eyes have seen it all"