Old Dogs, Children And Waterme-Tom T.Hall

[ti:Old Dogs Children And Waterme] [ar:Tom T.Hall] [al:Ultimate Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Old Dogs, Children And Waterme - Tom T.Hall [00:14.38]How old do you think I am he said [00:16.61] [00:17.99]I said well I didn't know [00:19.40] [00:22.09]He said I turned 65 about 11 months ago [00:27.38] [00:30.24]I was sittin' in Miami pouring blended whiskey down [00:38.01] [00:38.90]When this old gray black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge [00:47.21] [00:49.69]There wasn't anyone around except this old man and me [00:57.61] [00:59.42]The guy who ran the bar was watching Ironside on TV [01:06.18] [01:08.18]Uninvited he sat down and opened up his mind [01:15.51] [01:16.15]On old dogs and children and watermelon wine [01:24.04] [01:28.10]Ever had a drink of watermelon wine he asked [01:35.15] [01:36.76]He told me all about it though I didn't answer back [01:43.21] [01:44.74]Ain't but three things in this world that's worth a solitary dime [01:52.37] [01:53.49]But old dogs and children and watermelon wine [02:00.97] [02:04.22]He said women think about themselves when men-folk ain't around [02:10.84] [02:13.05]And friends are hard to find when they discover that you're down [02:20.75] [02:22.29]He said I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime [02:29.84] [02:30.55]Now it's old dogs and children and watermelon wine [02:38.53] [02:41.93]Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes [02:49.76] [02:50.77]God bless little children while they're still to young to hate [02:58.03] [02:59.38]When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that line [03:06.67] [03:07.63]About old dogs and children and watermelon wine [03:15.54] [03:30.37]I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta that next day [03:37.30] [03:38.71]As I left for my room I saw him picking up my change [03:46.06] [03:47.18]That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime [03:55.19] [03:56.03]Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine