Now I'm alone in the world, my children grew up,
I moved away.
They told me that I could come,
but to be with my bride, I said I would stay.
Now I've got grandchildren I've never seen,
and my mind just drifts away on a cloud.
I've fought in two bloody wars,
got wounded as well.
I've done many things.
I've been all over this world,
and I've met them all,
princes and kings.
And if I close my eyes,
I'll dream that I'm reborn,
and I'll relive the days of my youth.
And
I
remember good times a long, long time ago.
Now I am counting my years,
I'm jealous of all much younger men.
They say that the average man,
he lives to be three,
score years and ten.
But I really can't complain,
for I've never suffered pain.
But my mind just drifts away on a cloud.
Sweet Isabella, my wife, she died very young,
I wish she were here.
Whilst giving birth to Christine,
our youngest girl, who's in her 20s, yeah.
What she gave, all she could give,
but I guess that she was too good to live.
And my mind just drifts away,
and it's another endless day.
My mind just drifts away on a cloud.
And I
remember good times a long,
long time ago.