i m dustin off hank and i m puttin him on and i m gonna drink one and listen to a country song the way it sounded in nineteen fifty two i m takin some old things and makin em new i m pickin up the phone and i m startin to dial a number of friends i haven t talked to in a while and i m gonna tell em that i love em yes i do i m takin some old things and makin em new lately my world s been movin way too fast i need to slow down and catch up with some of the past maybe go back home and stay for a week or two i m takin some old things and makin em new i m takin your picture out of that drawer and i m gonna hold you close to my chest once more remembering the love that felt so true i m takin some old things and makin em new baby my world s been movin way too fast i need to slow down and catch up with some of the past maybe go back home and stay for a week or two i m takin some old things and makin em new strummin my d 18 and hummin a haggard tune i m takin some old things and makin em new i m takin some old things and makin em new