Caroling Dusk/Old Black Men
OLD BLACK MEN
They have dreamed as young men dream
Of glory, love and power;
They have hoped as youth will hope
Of life’s sun-minted hour.
Of glory, love and power;
They have hoped as youth will hope
Of life’s sun-minted hour.
They have seen as others saw
Their bubbles burst in air,
And they have learned to live it down
As though they did not care.
Their bubbles burst in air,
And they have learned to live it down
As though they did not care.