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Old Man Sleeping in the Sun

from The Kinfolk Chronicles by Tommy Wiggins

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My visits with dad at the Minnesota Veterans Home were awesome. He wanted to spend his last days with his brothers and sisters who gave their youth to their country. Their stories were inspiring.”Old man sleeping in the sun, I’ll be you someday. Dreaming ‘bout my races run, and prices that I paid. I’ll try to leave a better place than the one I was given. And pass it on to younger men than me.”

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Old Man, Sleeping in the Sun

Old man, sleeping in the sun
I'll be him someday
Dreaming 'bout the races run
And prices that he paid
Good friends that he has known
Everybody’s gone
Leaving him the older man
Sleeping in the sun

He was me back in his day
Just had to move the mountain
Bit by bit he'd chip away
The rough edge of the world
You try to leave a better place
Than the one you’re given
‘n pass it on to younger men like me

Old man sleeping in the sun
Old man dreaming about the life
And what he's done
His blue eyes watching over me
Living on the run
Old man sleeping in the sun

Oh, dear father I am listening
Tell me now before you slip away
I will pass it on
To my children when you're gone
When you're gone

Old man sleeping in the sun
I'll be you someday
Dreaming 'bout my races run
And prices that I paid
I'll try to leave a better place
Than the one I was given
And pass it on to younger men than me

© Tommy Wiggins

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from The Kinfolk Chronicles, released December 1, 2022

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Tommy Wiggins Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville’s Tommy Wiggins began writing songs by kerosene lamp in a Rocky Mountain cabin. He’s been writing, recording and performing his own funky blend of folky, bluesy, country-funk ever since. Tommy recently bought a camper van and is writing songs along the road. New album in 2022 - "When My Brain Goes On Vacation." When your brain goes on vactation, where do YOU go? ... more

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