Never Grows Old

Verse 1

In the quiet of the night

We wake up

To a bladder calling our name

Turning the hearing aids up

To listen

If the heart still beats

Of the one we cherish

We don't want to wake them

Chorus

We've learned

Devotion never gets old

Verse 2

Though time passes us by

We coots cling to the past

Many ask us why – we say

Because it never grows old

Verse 3

The meds on the table

We put away

When the children do come

As they ask if we are okay

We repeat we're fine

But, the small scotch tape

Holding the medicine chest door

Is often missing

After their bathroom breaks

Verse 4

We asked ourselves,

Why do the kids rarely visit

In this home

Where our love for them

Never grows old

Bridge

We've discovered it's wrong to say

Stuff like

Things were better in our day

The new generation is a mess

Sadly in the past

We said this every day

One of the reasons – we think

Our children shied away

We've learned

Complaining soon gets old

Verse 5

Today, a knock on the door

And love came to visit

Later that evening, we said

Yo ole coot…

If you're feeling young…

Final Verse

In the quiet of the night

We wake up

To a bladder calling our name

Turning the hearing aids up

To listen

If the heart still beats

Of the one we cherish

We don't want to wake them

As love never grows old

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