Bellamy Brothers - Old hippie 20 years later

H^Ge'll be fifty five this weekend,^C can't believe he's lived this l^Gong, But now he hangs out with the grand-kids, instead of t^Coking on his b^Done, He still th^Cinks about the crazy days but th^Ganks his God above, That he tr^Caded in the loving for a gr^Geater kind of l^Dove, He still sh^Bmoots from that old peace sign,^C still gentle as a d^Gove.

H^Ge loves all kinds of music,^C country rock with a little r^Goll, But nowadays he's partial too, the melodies that s^Caved his s^Doul, Life has p^Cut him through the wringer friends have f^Gallen through the cracks, And all the tr^Cips he's taken have b^Geen to hell and b^Dack, He don't f^Bmeel that cool no more,^C but he don't care and that's a f^Gact.

He's an o^Cld hippie, getting o^Glder every day, But his e^Dyes are on the prize and his fa^Gith ain't gonna stray, He's an o^Cld hippie he knows w^Ghat his life is for, Trying to g^Det right with the man before he g^Coes, kn^Docking on heavens d^Goor.

H^Ge's been confused about the issues,^C from Vietnam to Desert St^Gorm, But he prays every night for, the guys and g^Cals in unif^Dorm, He ain't t^Crying to convert you just g^Glad for your new start, And he w^Con't be preaching to you like some b^Gorn again old f^Dart, He'll just ^Bmtell you about the love he's found,^C deep within his h^Geart.

He's an o^Cld hippie, getting o^Glder every day, But his e^Dyes are on the prize and his fa^Gith ain't gonna stray, He's an o^Cld hippie he knows w^Ghat his life is for, Trying to g^Det right with the man before he g^Coes, kn^Docking on heavens d^Goor.

W^Gell he skips the crowds and the gatherings,^C Spends some quiet time al^Gone, His family is his universe, and h^Ceaven is his h^Dome, He's s^Ceen and done it all been in the b^Gelly of the whale, He's l^Cooked the devil in the eye and s^Gent him back to h^Dell, He t^Bmhanks dear Jesus every day, that he's l^Cived to tell the t^Gale.

He's an o^Cld hippie, getting o^Glder every day, But his e^Dyes are on the prize and his fa^Gith ain't gonna stray, He's an o^Cld hippie he knows w^Ghat his life is for, Trying to g^Det right with the man before he g^Coes, kn^Docking on heavens d^Goor.

Just trying to g^Det right with the man before he g^Coes, kn^Docking on heavens d^Goor.