i went for a walk the other day i saw a man who didn t seem to have a reason to smile after looking at his face i knew that if i were him i couldn t turn my mouth up i thought i d give him some time so i sat down then he started to cry and said he is a old man with a young mans heart you may be wondering how it gets this far open an ear boy let me tell you how it goes it was a rainy night twelve years ago i had a nice wife three kids and a good home i was waiting impatiently the phone rang the voice was calm and he said i m sorry sir your family s gone they re at a train track the engine stalled nothing at all could be done to save them sorry again about this call cause you re a young man with an old mans heart you may be wondering how it gets this hard don t you fear son this will pass before you know can you imagine everything you wanted everything you hoped for everything you needed can you imagine it all just leaves you drowning in pools of self destruction i don t think you can it won t hurt if you don t want it to you can stand for your pride or lay down a die now son you ve gotta keep in mind all the tears and the pain and the blame and everything in between and then you realize no one cares and i said young man with an old mans heart you may be wondering how it gets this hard don t you fear son this will pass before you know can you imagine everything you wanted everything you hoped for everything you needed can you imagine it all just leaves you drowning in pools of self destruction i don t think you can i went for a walk the other day i saw a man who didn t seem to have a reason to smile have you ever heard of a hurricane it takes your life and your breath away have you ever heard of a hurricane it takes your life away