And life goes on, cry and you will
For a space they can’t fill
Final and real, gone evermore
Only memories open doors to a life
Filled with hopes and dreams so real
You could touch them if you feel
Just the way that he did all his life
'Cause old soldiers never die

All that you meant, nothing you said
As he sends you to bed
Advice he gave, you’d disregard
What’s an old man got to say when you’re young
With a story you could sleep
Like a baby now you weep
Yesterday was tomorrow
Time is short when it’s borrowed
But old soldiers never die