Sending the old man home   By: jimmy buffett   1979   They're sendin' the old man home   Back where the buffalo roam   Out in the pacific, they say he was the best   Now he's in his "civies", headin' home like all the rest      He'll never forget rosa lee   Or sleepless nights he fought upon the sea   He'll only have the memories   Or great books by james jones      'cause they're sendin' the old man home      Faraway (faraway)   Faraway (faraway)   Another life so very far away      They'll tear down the officers clubs   And write off the overdue subs   So let's drink to their memories   Our heroes and our pals   To those crazy navy flyers   To those swell hawaiian gals      The sailors will dance in the street   Then they'll mothball the whole damn fleet   We'll only have the picture books   Of land, and sea, and foam      'cause they're sendin' the old man home      He'll only have his memories   Or great books by james jones   'cause they're sendin' the old man home      Notes -   Background vocals: jimmy buffett, james taylor, deborah mccoll