Like a sock

Stood there oldly Gettin’ dressed at dawn Reached for my undies Wondered where my pants had gone My knees were creaking All my good days nearly gone Like a sock

I was eighteen Didn’t need a cane Could run for miles And dance through pouring rain Now I throw my back out Just by turning on a fan Like a sock

My hands are shaky My eyes need extra light My hair has all skedaddled My teeth don’t fit quite right And I hold firmly To my recliner every night Like a sock

Like a sock, I used to be brand new Like a sock, I was number one And now a number two Like a sock, I got a hole or two Like a sock

Once I stood arrow straight Now I wobble when I wait For the bathroom down the hall I stood proud, I stood tall Now I lean against the wall And I find I can’t remember ... Bugger all

Sixty years now Where’d they go? Sixty years I don’t know I sit and wonder sometimes: Where’s the john?

Like a sock, once a perfect fit Like a sock, never was well-knit Like a sock, now I’m just loose lint Like a sock

Like a sock, I’m wrinkled at the seams Like a sock, I’ve shrunk in all my jeans Like a sock, worn out by all means Like a sock

And sometimes late at night When I’m reaching for the light My hip starts popping, a truly ghostly sight And I recall ... Not at all

Like a sock, I used to run and play Like a sock, now I nap through half the day In my socks, I reel and sway away In my socks

(Fade out. Slowly at first. Then all at once.)