James Parry - Old Man Down
Rising from the highway
A ripple in the foggy air
It's barely there
Your car will pass
Just like the others
Puffing like a cigarette
You'll pay it no attention yet
Well you might
Go beyond there
Don't you turn
Don't become one of them
Here on the inside
I can tell you
I want to turn your arm
Down to the water
Feel so heavy
Don't let your old man drown
Further west
They bridged the river
Now everyone just screams across
Off to see some city block
So what you think
You'll find
A lover in a city park
A job inside a skyscraper
Sit on my rooftop
Face the mountain
Let your legs hang down
Murmuring traffic
Warming voices
Echo in Nelson Town
Don't let your old man down
Don't let your old man drown
Here on the inside
You can feel it
It never drags you down
Not like holes underneath those
Golden towers
I never left this town
Don't let your old man down
Don't let your old man drown