Song Title:  Old Again Young Again -- inspired by the H. Ryder Haggard novel, She.  Credit:  Peter Dizozza

Year of Origin:  1987

Scores:  Here

Lyric:   

Old Again, Young Again

VERSE

The Cliche said in brogue meant his wit's at end.

Sympathize, walk away.

When his talk's a worn out trend -

Though he's young, he's old again

VERSE

The dismay of a mind in its second youth -

Skipping forth, up and down, back and forward.

Though it seems he's had it then,

He is old, but young again.

REFRAIN

I asked him what he's after.

He's self-proclaimed a savior; he'd remake the

World patterned after his image.

But with an eye for what makes time go by he

Doesn't get excited he will do it again.

So smooth a cycle almost never wears thin.

VERSE

Now he's off on a tour of the southern world

Well informed, immature, an explorer

Searching for eternal past.

Though he's old, he's young at last.

VERSE

On a quest, his address, Central Africa.

Found his mate in a cave.

In his eyes she's good as gold.

She looks young, she's ages old. I

REFRAIN

Wonder why he's with her.

He's just a stand in for her life companion,

Scared, masquerading as stable.

But she can look ahead, achieve objectives

Use his sensitivity to further some end.

He's very fragile and she's making him bend.

VERSE

There's a world full of fear where he made his home.

He's a wreck, broken up (into pieces).

What he had he meant to spend.

Though he died, he'll live a-gain

The Cliche said in brogue when his wit's at end.

Sympathize, walk away.

Though he dies, he lives again.

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Writings about:  The first of the African Explorer songs, pre-dating the larger project, The Last Dodo.     

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