If I Could Run

Old man walking slow standing on the side of the road
Waiting on the mail to run
Ran a little short this week, ain't had a lot to eat
He’ll be alright when that check comes
He can’t help thinking when he was a younger man
Where does all the time go
So hard to understand

If I could run one more time
You’d all see me passing by
And you’d say my oh my
Look at him run
Lord if I could run

Old lady sitting on the side of the bed
Trying to remember now just exactly who she is
Bits and pieces now so hard to comprehend
Where eighty years of memories have gone
She remembers when she was a little girl
If she could find them satin dancing shoes
And give them one more whirl

If I could run one more time
You’d all see me passing by
And you’d say my oh my
Look at him run
Some day I’ll run
Once again
I’ll turn my face into the wind
And with my back to the golden sun
I would run. Lord if I could run

There’s a power in the morning
And a promise to every man
There’s another dawn coming
And we’ll all be young again

Young man in a uniform
Metals on his chest
Proud of America he’s one of the best
Stuck in a wheelchair now
But he’s got no regrets

Says I’d do the same thing again