this old bag a bones
ain't what he seems
seen some good times
& some leans
knows about the truth
& the means

hair is gray
beard is too
those were the old days
maybe 1 or 2

this old bag a' bones
is what he is
old memories
they 'tis what they is

this old bag a'bones
knows abut the alones
livin' in the past
hell, that can't last
just an old spell
that someone cast

so
this old bag a bones
faces alone
lives for today
there ain't no way
to go back
& pack your bags again
ain't no way
to do it all again

so this old bag a bones
faces life alone
stone
cold
& growin' old

but
this old bag a' bones
ain't what he seems
this old bag a bones
knows
what life means