Have You Ever Felt Maudlin

Have you ever felt maudlin and quite close to tears As you thought of the people you have not seen for years The few beers you did drink to nostalgia gave rise And for the far away town there were tears in your eyes Tinged with sadness in memory your happier times you recall Of the girls you danced with in the local hall Some of the living among them grand parents today In the hometown or from there many miles away The young men you played with and against in football Like you they would have aged as age does come to us all The old pub in the town where you danced, drunk and sung Along with the band in the days you were young When your young bones did not feel the chill of the cold You never realized then that you would grow old You never realized then that you would walk slow Old age like a silent thief on us does grow You feel maudlin and nostalgic with a few beers in To have feelings in you is never a sin Such moods come and go to the ageing migrant mind In memories of good times some sadness you will find.