Karaoké Old Hippie (The Sequel) The Bellamy Brothers

He'll be forty-five come Wednesday his gray hair is getting thin

But he's still hanging in there don't feel too bad for the shape he's in

He's seen yuppies in the White House but he thinks they're gonna fail

But he just don't trust the president that never has inhaled

And he prays to God to stop this crime but it seems to no avail

Well he still loves country music he's been left out in the dark

'Cos they don't play Merle and George no more

He don't know Billy Ray from Garth

And he's heard of Woodstock two but it never could compete

'Cos he was there the day that Hendrix

Played the anthem with his teeth

Back on all those grunge bands couldn't even keep a beat

He's an old hippie even older than before

Wondering what to pay attention to and what should he ignore

He's an old hippie still adjusting to the change

He's just trying to find some balance in a world gone totally insane

He still thinks back on the sixties but not in the same way

'Cos they built a wall to his war then forgot the MIAs

And he's tried to be a nineties man but it's too much of a bore

'Cos fax machines and cell phones ain't what he was put here for

And in a world selling sex and youth he's a last old dinosaur

He's an old hippie even older than before

Wondering what to pay attention to and what should he ignore

He's an old hippie still adjusting to the change

He's just trying to find some balance in a world gone totally insane

Well he comes on home from work now

To take some time up with the kids

Try to teach them right from wrong

Hope they don't learn it the way that he did

And his eyes are on the future but it's lookin' pretty sad

And with every day that passes he becomes more like his dad

He hopes that when this century turns around things won't be so bad

He's an old hippie even older than before

Wondering what to pay attention to and what should he ignore

He's an old hippie still adjusting to the change

He's just trying to find some balance in a world gone totally insane

He's just trying to find some balance in a world gone totally insane