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Old man, he died

When I washed him

Washed him, washed him

From my head

Nobody cried

When at last that man

At last that man was dead

The end

So this is living

With all the shame and the guilt

I have given away

Everything’s making sense

Now I have confidence

At times it was grueling

But now he’s stripped all the pain

That was pulling me down

Then He took the fall

And He paid for it all

Old man, he died

When I washed him

Washed him, washed him

From my head

Nobody cried

When at last that man

At last that man was dead

The end

My body was ailing

My spirit was aging

But failing to grow

Once a cowardly man

That no one could stand

I abused my salvation

Despite that my dear Lord

Was patient with me

Unconditional love

Just when push came to shove

Old man, he died

When I washed him

Washed him, washed him

From my head

Nobody cried

When at last that man

At last that man was dead

The end

I'm certain you

You will not realize

Your wondrous new life

Until the old one dies

I'm certain you

You will not realize

Your wondrous new life

Until the old one dies

At last I was broken

Just as the good Lord

Had spoken my name

The message he sent

It was time to repent

The spirit of healing

Was overly generous

When dealing with me

Now I’m not alone

And someday I’ll go home

Old man, he died

When I washed him

Washed him, washed him

From my head

Nobody cried

When at last that man

At last that man was finally dead

Oh, the end!

(Copyright 2005 ã David Tetreault)