Mandolin Orange — Old Ties And Companions

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Old man give me endless time 
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never let these times sever 
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breaking bottles in the yard 
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never steal my time again 
 
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like old ties and companions 
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just sitting on the fence 
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the tunes we carry through the years will change 
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and man that's just enough 
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to keep these ghosts around those haunted few hmmmmm 
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but old ties and companions 
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you and I we're just passing through 
 
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It's a hundred thousand miles of lonely track 
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holding back tomorrow 
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some day I'll hop along and ride it home 
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but old ties and companions 
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you never leave alone 
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so old man give me endless time 
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never let these times sever 
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cause heaven knows in all this fooling 'round 
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these times won't last forever after all