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I was thinking of some of my old friends when I wrote this song, wondering how we would fare as the years go by. I hope we all have good friends with whom we've had fine adventures - and that we get to have more adventures "out beyond beyond."

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When I am old and feeble, will you come and hold my hand?
Will you read to me a story of some wild and distant land?
Will you sing to me a song of hope about a wise, courageous man?
When I am old and feeble, will you come and hold my hand?

Have I loved you well enough, have I been a loyal friend?
We had some fine adventures, will we have more before the end?
Will anyone care to read the bottled messages we send?
Have I loved you well enough, have I been a loyal friend?

Will I live long enough to see my kin step foot on Mars?
Or to see the human race extend its reach out toward the stars?
Or will we squander our potential on endless tyranny and wars?
Will I live long enough to see my kin step foot on Mars?


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I've got fewer days ahead than I've left behind
And more reasons than I can count to redeem the time
But can I sort out my priorities and the promises I've made
Before I feel that mortal sting and the cold grip of the grave?


When my final sun has set, will I ever see another dawn?
With my old mistakes behind me, will I have a new road to go on?
Will I ever find another friend like you, far out beyond beyond?
When my final sun has set, will I ever see another dawn?
Another dawn? Another dawn . . . ?

Have I loved you well enough, have I been a loyal friend?
When I am old and feeble, will you come . . . and hold my hand?

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from Taking You Out to See the Stars, released June 23, 2022
Vocals - Gray Rinehart
Instrumentation - Mark Minervino

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Gray Rinehart writes science fiction, fantasy, assorted nonfiction, and the odd song. Or odd songs.

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