OLD GUARD PRAYER

by Doug Hearle

We can't lift as much as we used to
We can't run as fast as we did
We're not as good look'in
Nor fit-as-a-fiddle
As we were when each was a kid


But if you're in search for some fellows
To help in your work - just a bit
We still think pretty good
 ‘Cause we each have withstood
The temptation to just sit - sit - sit


The Old Guard would like to be useful
Does somebody need us today?
Would a grin or a buck
Change somebody's luck?
Show us Lord, what role we can play


The Old Guard is made up of fellows
Who think pretty much as you do
So give us a holler 
For a smile or a dollar
For the honor and glory of - You

                               Amen