I sure used to love you, old man Back when you were that “Lonely Boy” You promised me a life of joy But it was all a dream Maybe some hidden scheme Still I sure used to love you back then, old man Some folks might call it a sin Lovin’ a man with no intention You said you were “A Simple Man” Played me Fred Sheeran’s song “Perfect” While we laid out on that old deck Soakin’ up summer like it would never end Then you cheated And I walked away But Lord knows I loved you More than words can say Look at you now Back to the “Lonely Boy” The one who stole my joy I sure used to love you, old man With your gentle voice And your slow hand You’d sing, “Hey Paula, I wanna marry you” “No one else will ever do” And I’d sing, “Hey Paul, I wanna marry you too” Then we’d laugh And smoke a little weed Thinkin’ love was all we’d ever need Then you cheated And I walked away And with me I took my joy Yeah, I sure used to love you, old man “And with me I took my joy.”
