Lyrics

Sergeant O'Leary was a quiet old man
And he lived alone with his wife
He loved her well and he loved her dearly
When she left this life you know it nearly killed him, oh yeah

Now he lives all alone in his own little world
He won't make it out but he won't make a fuss
And he spends all his time between daybreak and dusk
Doing things that he must in his own little world

Johnny and Mary sittin' out on the porch
Starin' at the stars in their eyes
They got their secrets to share, they got their burdens to bear
And the love of their lives is just barely beginning, oh yeah

Now they're living alone in their own little world
They won't make it out but they wonÕt make a fuss
And they'll spend all their time between daybreak and dusk
Doing things that they must in their own little world

Down through the ages through the pages of time
We have danced to the music and we've fancied new rhymes
The pages have faded and the corners have curled
But we all go on living in our own little world

You and me, babe, we got a world all our own
Just you and me and the dog
I was walking alone when you reached through and gave me
A hand to hold on to. You saved me baby, oh yeah

And we're living alone in our own little world
We won't make it out but we wonÕt make a fuss
And we'll spend all our time between daybreak and dusk
Doing things that we must in our own little world

We're just dancing around in our own little world
We're too high to look down from our own little world
So from now until the ending weÕll go on spinning around
In our own little world

Music & Lyrics by David Greathouse
© 1991, Sourdough Music, ASCAP