When I am old one day lyrics

When I am old one day,

children will laugh as I shuffle on by,

resting with every stride,

believing that steps were never so high.

When I am old one day,

surrounded by pieces of long ago,

I will recall today

and wonder where all of the hours go.

Will I sit in the park,

time on my hands

to soak up the sun

or will I have made my mark

and still have some things

that have to be done?

Will I talk to the air,

mumbling phrases to shadows that hide

with people who stop to stare

and wonder just who I see at my side?

When I am old one day,

watching the children playing their game.

someone may pass my way,

and look at my face

and call out my name.

Then he'll remember when

I stood on the stage and I sang this song

and maybe we´ll both try then

to remember the words and sing along.

When I am old one day...

When I am old one day,

surrounded by pieces of long ago,

I will recall today

and wonder where all of the hours go.

When I am old one day...

• Artist:Mary Hopkin