When You Are Old

When you are old and tired and grey,
And wear your overcoat on sunny days,
When your brave tales have all been told,
I'll ask for them, when you are old.

When you are old and fall asleep,
And death no longer makes you weep,
When your body aches with cold,
I'll warm your heart, when you are old.

`Cause you'll still be the same to me,
A comfort and a mystery,
And I will be old too, you see,
And I'll need someone to comfort me.

When you are old and pale and gaunt,
And a gentle hand is all you want,
I will give you mine to hold,
And I'll be there, when you are old.

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