Ever since I was a child   You always said that I should understand the rules   You take some and give less   Sit high above the rest, don't you      As I ask a simple question   Cuts me off with his reply   He's been practicing for decades   Now he thinks I have the time      He flows in and out of riddles   Looking me straight in the eye   But it seems like something's missing   From the days when he was more my size      Ten years older and I've finally found my pride   This old man comes rolling home to die   Old feelings make it hard to decide   Just what it means to me      Everything exists 'tween black and white   You can twist and distort the most blatant of lies   Or just offer up solutions, practiced only in your mind   I lost half my life to wisdom so forgive me if I      Come off sounding bitter   If my words push you away   If I seem surprised to see you   Lying here in front of me      Just consider what you're asking   And give me a little time   I'm still having trouble breathing   'Cause up to now I've never seen you cry      Ten years older and I've finally found my pride   This old man comes rolling home to die   Old feelings make it hard to decide   Just what it means to me      No son of mine, should I be sleeping   No son of mine, as if you never understood   That I don't need your help, don't have to save me from myself   Or take me out to prove that I should live my life like you      As I ask a simple question   Cuts me off with his reply   He's been practicing for decades   But I am listening this time      He flows in and out of riddles   Stories change without the wine   But at least he seems much clearer on   how it feels to be my size      Ten years older and I've finally found my pride   This old man comes rolling home to die   Old feelings make it hard to decide   Just what it means to me      Ten years older and I've finally found my pride   This old man comes rolling home to die   Old feelings make it harder to see   Just what it means to me      What it means to me   What it means to me   What it means to me