The Old Soldier letra

She used to call me Daddy
But she was so glad she
Left me for someone he was
Rich but not too funny

Why do I come to these things?
It always makes me think of Marion
Come to these places and talk about commies
It's all about money
I could never give her the things she wanted
But I never thought she'd leave me for money
God, it's hot
I can still feel her body underneath my hands
Still feel the breath on my neck
Still feel the slight dampness of her perspiration
On her silky wrist
I can't do it again
I can't come to another one of these ridiculous reunions
And watch old men getting drunk on nostalgia
Reliving their imaginary glory
And making me realize that I must look exactly like them
It's too painful
I need the illusions of an aging safety equipment salesman
Whose young but not so bright wife
Is willing more than to tolerate his unpleasant but harmless
Flights of fancy
At least she's mine

The Residents - Letras

• Act of Being Polite
• Amber
• Bach Is Dead
• Bathsheba Bathes
• Betty's Body
• Birds in the Trees
• Birthday Boy
• Blue Rosebuds
• Boo Who
• Bossy
• Bouncing Benny
• Bridegroom of Blood
• Burn Baby Burn
• Cain and Abel
• Caring
• Confused
• Constantinople
• Consuelo's departure
• Deadwood
• Death In Barstow
• Demons Dance Alone
• Die In Terror
• Dimples And Toes
• Easter Woman
• Elvis And His Boss
• End Of Home
• Epilogue
• Everyone Comes To The Freak Show
• Fine Fat Lines
• Fingertips
• Fire Fall
• Flight of the Bumble Roach
• From The Plains To Mexico
• Ghost Child
• Ginger's Lament
• Give it to Someone Else
• God's Magic Finger
• Godsong
• Gone Again
• Guylum Bardot
• Handful of Desire
• Hanging By His Hair
• Hard And Tenderly
• Harry The Head
• Hello Skinny
• Here Come The Bums
• Home Age Conversation
• Honey Bear
• How to Get a Head
• I Gave Myself To You
• I Hate Heaven
• Infant Tango
• Jambalaya
• Jello Jack The Boneless Boy
• Judas Saves
• Just For You
• Kick A Picnic
• Kill Him
• Kill The Great Raven
• Kiss Of Flesh
• Laughing Song
• Less Not More
• Life Would Be Wonderful
• Lillie
• Living In Vain
• Lizard Lady
• Loneliness
• Loss Of a Loved One
• Love Is...
• Love Leaks Out
• Main Titles
• Make Me Moo
• Margaret Freeman
• Melancholy Clumps
• Melon Collie Lassie
• Mickey Macaroni
• Mickey The Mumbling Midget
• Moisture
• Monkey & Bunny
• Mr. Misery
• My Brother Paul
• My Second Wife
• My Work is So Behind
• N-er-gee (Crisis Blues)
• Needines
• Nice Old Man
• Nobody Laughs When They Leave
• Pain And Pleasure
• Part Four: Never Known Questions
• Part One: Edweena
• Part Three: Ship's a'Going Down
• Part Two: The Making Of a Soul
• Perfect Love
• Picnic Boy
• Picnic In The Jungle
• Posession
• Red Rider
• Santa Dog
• Seasoned Greetings
• Secrets
• Sinister Exaggerator
• Six Things To A Cycle
• Skratz
• Spilling the Seed
• Spotted Pinto Bean
• Suburban Bathers
• Tent Peg in the Temple
• The Aging Musician
• The Ascetic
• The Beekeeper's Daughter
• The Car Thief
• The Confused Transsexual
• The Dying Oilman
• The Electrocutioner
• The Golden Goat
• The Man In The Dark Sedan
• The Nameless Souls
• The Old Soldier
• The Old Woman
• The Service
• The Seven Ugly Cows
• The Shoe Salesman
• The Simple Song
• The Spot
• The Talk of Creatures
• The Thing About Them
• The Vultures Bombay
• The Weatherman
• Their Early Years
• They Are the Meat
• Tongue
• Tongue Story (part II)
• Tongue Story (part III)
• Tongue Story (part IV)
• Tourniquet Of Roses
• Tragic Bells
• Troubled Man
• Ups and Downs
• Wanda The Worm Woman
• Wanda Wanda Wanda
• We Stole This Riff
• Wolverines
• Would We Be Alive?
• You Yesyesyes