These Old Eyes Have Seen It All
George Jones
Album: Wine Colored Roses

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The old man's hair was white and his eyes looked tired
He drank his beer at a table all alone
But he smiled when I spoke to him so I sit down for awhile
I wound up sitting there the whole night long
'Cause I could see he had a lifetime on his mind
So I just sat there and listened I was glad to take the time
Then he said...  

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I saw Jimmy Rodgers yodel on the stage
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And I saw Hank when they walked him to his grave

I saw a country boy from Memphis 
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Change the world with rock and roll
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And these old eyes have seen it all

Then he said...  

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I saw friends of mine on foreign soil die proud
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I saw things over there son that I still can't talk about
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I saw a crazy man named Hitler and his army rise and fall
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Yes these old eyes have seen it all

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These old eyes have seen it all
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Now the hands of time are writing on the wall
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Telling me I won't have long waiting till my Jesus to calls
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These old eyes have seen it all

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I saw my sweet Mary love me fifty years
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With a trembling hand he wiped away a tear
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He said my memories of Mary are the sweetest I recall
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And these old eyes have seen it all

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These old eyes have seen it all
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They saw a man walk on the moon and come back home
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And I know it won't be very long until I hear my Jesus call
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These old eyes have seen it all 

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Son these old eyes have seen it all