Mary Hopkin — When I Am Old One Day

[Verse 1] When I am old one day Children will laugh as I shuffle on by Resting with every stride Believing that steps were never so high [Verse 2] When I am old one day Surrounded by pieces of long ago I will recall today And wonder where all of the hours go [Verse 3] Will I sit in the park? Time on my hands to soak up the sun Or will I have made my mark And still have some things that have to be done? [Verse 4] Will I talk to the air Mumbling phrases to shadows that hide With people who stop to stare And wonder just who I see at my side? [Verse 5] When I am old one day Watching the children playing their game Someone may pass my way And look at my face and call out my name [Verse 6] Then he'll remember when I stood on the stage and I sang this song And maybe we'll both try then To remember the words and sing along [Bridge] When I am old one day [Verse 7] When I am old one day Surrounded by pieces of long ago I will recall today And wonder where all of the hours go [Outro] When I am old one day