[Verse 1]
I was twenty going on seventy
Coffee in a chipped-up cup
Friends were talking about next weekend
I was reading prophets in a pickup
Hand-me-down jacket
Frayed at the seams
Radio stuck on old-time hymns
Never fit into their Friday nights
Guess I was born out on a different wind
[Chorus]
I’m an old soul in a young town
Moving slow while the world spins around
Got a heart like a front porch
Weathered but sound
Yeah I’ve been here before
I feel it somehow
I’m an old soul
In a young town
[Verse 2]
Smile lines where the worry sits
Eyes like they’ve seen the flood
I say “this too shall pass
You’ll mend”
They laugh like I’m my grandpa’s blood
I’d rather talk about falling grace
Than who’s trending on a little screen
They’re chasing flashes down a dead-end road
I’m chasing peace I ain’t yet seen
[Chorus]
I’m an old soul in a young town
Moving slow while the world spins around
Got a heart like a front porch
Weathered but sound
Yeah I’ve been here before
I feel it somehow
I’m an old soul
In a young town
[Instrumental Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
Maybe I’ve lived this life
Once or twice before
‘Cause every brand-new heartbreak
Feels like a half-known war
But when the choir in my chest
Starts humming those ancient lines
I lift these tired hands
Let that quiet light shine (ohh)
[Chorus]
I’m an old soul in a young town
Moving slow while the world spins around
Got a heart like a front porch
Weathered but sound
Yeah I’ve been here before
I feel it somehow
I’m an old soul in a young town
Stubborn hope when the sun goes down
If you’re lost in the noise
I’ll be hanging around
Just an old soul
In a young town