The Old Man Is Dead
By
Del Way
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Now and then, an old friend of mine,
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I've not seen for sometime,
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will stop by and ask me,
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where've you been, what's on your mind,
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they wonder why I'm not drinking,
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and still painting this old town red,
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I tell them I'm serving Jesus now,
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and the old man is dead.
[Chorus]
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The man you see before you,
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may look a lot the same,
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I may wear the same old clothes,
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and still have the same old name,
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but your looking on the outside,
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if you could see inside instead,
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you would see a brand new man, cause,
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the old man is dead.
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I used to live such a wicked life,
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I had no hope in sight,
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I was lost in darkness,
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just searching for a light,
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and then one night in a little church,
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after hearing what the preacher said,
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I gave my life to Jesus,
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and the old man was dead.