The Blues
I.D. & Skinnz Lyrics

I am an old man living alone
I am a lonely old man, abandoned by my loved ones and living all by myself.

My loved ones stuck me here in this nursing home
My beloved family has forced me to live my last days in this miserable nursing home.

I've lost all usefulness
I don't see any value in living anymore as I am no longer useful to anyone.

I want to die
I yearn for death.

I have them all the best years of my life
I dedicated my best years of life to my family.

Then Maggie passed away, now I've got no wife
My dear wife Maggie died, and now I am left with nothing.

So kill me, young man, or hand me your knife
I implore a young man to kill me, or to give me his knife so I can end my miseries myself.

I want to die
I yearn for death.

My beautiful daughter says I get in the way
My beloved daughter sees me as a burden.

I depress her because I'm old and grey
My old age makes my daughter depressed.

She can't stand to see the wrinkles in my skin
My daughter is disgusted by the wrinkles on my skin.

By golly, girl, you're my only kin
Despite all that, my daughter is the only family that I have left.

I want to die
I yearn for death.

Like an old horse put out to pasture
I feel like an old horse, useless to anyone and put out to pasture.

Too old to be of any more use to it's master
I am too old to be of any use to anyone.

But when I lie in bed and I reminisce
I think back on my life as I lie in bed.

I begin to think maybe this is best
Sometimes, I think that maybe living out my days in this nursing home is not that bad.

I'm out of the way, not in anyone's hair
I am not in anyone's path or causing any trouble.

And though I'm costing them money, I don't care
Even though my family has to pay for my care, I feel indifferent about it.

I want to die
I yearn for death.