(Mark Slaughter, Dana Strum)  Wanna tell ya a story that happened to me  There was this old man started chattin' with me  He sat by himself on the side of the road  A cowboy hat and them pointed toes  He said, hey son what do ya do  Ya better pay attention when I'm talkin' to you  I've been around here for a long, long time  Could have bought this land for damn near a dime  (Right over there past that gas station over there, see it)  So I headed on over, leaned against his truck  And ya better hear me out or you're shit outta luck  I've been through times that you wouldn't believe  It makes a man feel about a hundred and three  Again he asked, what do ya do  I can't imagine by lookin' at you  Boy, things have changed since way back when  I wish that I was back in my teens again  I said hey, I said hey, to what the old man said  So we hopped in his truck, went for a ride  He talked about things before I was alive  Ya know, that used to be a big mining town  My brother and I brought that mountain down  My oh my, look how they built over there  Have ya ever thought about cutting that hair  Ya never told me what do ya do  Tell me kid, are ya just passing through  You say hey, you say hey, from what the old man said  So I tried and I tried and I tried and I tried  Yeah, I tried to speak my piece  So, low and behold when all was told the only listening one was me  So I tried and I tried and I tried and I tried  Yeah, I tried to break on through  So, low and behold when all was told the stubburn one was he  So the moral of the story is ya gotta learn a lesson  Especially from a man who got a Smith and Wesson  Ya better learn with your ears and not with your eyes  Or you'll be dealt a big surprise  I said hey, I said hey  To what the old man said  >From what he said now