i met a man who was not quite an old man, said he was an old boy.    and i would make a toast to believe and bet you that i would be the same old man.    not the kind with a lost soul who can't put down his toys.   honey there'll be absolute peace in my heart, resolution in my soul.       so don't, don't, darlin' don't be surprised when i don't leave your side   cause there's not a single part of my love that you should never leave   i hope when i grow old, that you grow old with me      i begged the pardon of the bullets of somebody cause i like the left lane   and i begged the pardon of the mass media, you know sunday's i don't go to mass   and i tipped my hat to your dog in your yard by your house, waiting for a hurricane   to blow blow blow from the west to the east   and tell me, who's going to be here last?      so don't, don't, darlin' don't be surprised when i don't leave your side   cause there's not a single part of my love that you should never leave   i hope when i grow old, that you grow old with me   i hope when i grow old, that you grow old with me   i hope when i grow old, that you grow old with me