Almost 30 years ago I heard a fella (who wasn't particularly young) sing a song about a bloke who thought of himself as 'old and past it'. I can't remember any specific details except the plot line and none of the messages in either thread seem to refer to it.

Rough Plot;
Old bloke goes to a folk club/concert, which is rather crowded, so there are no spare seats when a pretty young lady arrives and needs to sit down.

He offers his seat to her but she sees him as elderly and in greater need of the chair than herself. He feels embarrassed at this and offer her a seat on his lap. She accepts and they listen to the music.

As they do, his thoughts wander and her close proximity, perfume, hair etc have an effect on him that he hasn't experienced for quite some time. Fortunately she is unaware of this.

At the end of the performance she stands up, thanks him for his kindness and turns to leave. He in turn thanks her for allowing him to be a gentleman and bringing memories back that he'd thought long forgotten.

I feel I'm approaching an age where I could probably sing it with some effect, should anyone be able to remember the words & tune.

Cheers, Rowan