And I asked an old man, "What do you see?" He told me, "I see a cardinal all alone, I see a statue of a gnome, I see a tree that's like a home, Or close enough." He folded his arms, And gave me a moment, And I saw nothing. And when it's gone, It's gone for good, It's gone forever (gone forever) And I asked an old man, "What do you see?" He told me, "I see a cardinal all alone, I see a statue of a gnome, I see a tree that's like a home, Or close enough."