LOVED ONCE - Intellectual

[Verse 1]

Old Mr. Graves don't wave when you walk by

The neighbor with the lot next door wonders when he's gonna downsize

Going on ten Decembers now that Christmas tree still ain't come down

'Cause that's when his wife hung the lights for the last time

He's got lines all on his face but he was young once

He gets by with help from a cane but he could run once

He might seem cold these days but he loved once

And when he loved oncе, he only loved once

Old Mr. Gravеs still waits for the paper

Still puts the same two sugars in the coffee like he made hers

Fifty years, the cards and pictures are all he's got 'til he can be with her

He remembers her like they were when they were teenagers

He got so stuck in his ways, but he was fun once

He keeps records in their case, but they were spun once

He might seem cold these days, but he loved once

And when he loved once, he only loved once

That dinner bell just hangs, but it was rung once

The porch swing stays in place, but it swung once

He might seem cold these days, but he loved once

And when he loved once, he only loved once

Old Mr. Graves don't wave when you walk by

The neighbor with the lot next door wonders when he's gonna downsize