Sixty Years On

Sixty Years On
Who'll walk me down to church
When I'm sixty years of age
When the ragged dog they gave me
Has been ten years in the grave
And señorita play guitar
Play it just for you
My rosary has broken and
My beads have all slipped through
You've hung up your great coat and
You've laid down your gun
You know the war you fought in
Wasn't too much fun
And the future you're giving me
Holds nothing for a gun
I've no wish to be living
Sixty years on

Yes I'll sit with you and talk
Let your eyes relive again
I know my vintage prayers would
Be very much the same
And Magdelena plays the organ
Plays it just for you
Your choral lamp that burns so low
When you are passing through
And the future you're giving me
Holds nothing for a gun
I've no wish to be living
Sixty years on