the everly brothers
rockin' alone
Sitting alone in an old rocking chair  I saw an old mother with silvery hair  She seemed so neglected by those who should care  Rocking alone in an old rocking chair   Her hands were all callused and wrinkled and old  A life of hard work was the story they told  And I thought of angels as I saw her there  Rocking alone in an old rocking chair   Bless her old heart, do you think she'd complain  Though life has been bitter she'd live it again  And carry that cross that is more than her share  Rocking alone in an old rocking chair   It wouldn't take much just to gladden her heart  Just some small remembrance on somebody's part  A letter would brighten her empty life there  Rocking alone in an old rocking chair   I know some youngsters in an orphans' home  Who'd think they owned heaven if she was their own  They'd never be willing to let her sit there  Rocking alone in an old rocking chair   I look at her and I think "What a shame"  The ones who forgot her she loves just the same  And I think of angels as I see her there  Rocking alone in an old rocking chair