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Old Man Blanchard took a walk downtown to the edge of the Main Street bridge
I sat myself beside him on the shallow muddy ridge
I asked him why he comes and goes, and why he never stays
He said, son, I've always been here, I have never gone away
I saw the black gold in the streets, and I watched it all go bust
I saw the Great Depression, I saw fortunes turn to dust
The people only see me when I make my presence known
But, they only really love me when I stay inside my home
Old Man Blanchard, he will run and he will crawl
Old Man Blanchard, he will rise and he will fall
The silver city's shining but the skies are turning grey
Then old Man Blanchard with ...