Don t Let The Old Man In Toby Keith Shirt

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Toby Keith Country Music Shirt

For Toby Keith, who released the song on his 2019 compilation Greatest Hits: The Show Dog Years, the lyrics became more resonant within his own life in recent years. In the song, the “old man” is a metaphor for death. The lyrics face mortality, the fight to live and survive, regardless of one’s situation.

“Don’t Let the Old Man In” was originally written by Toby Keith for Clint Eastwood’s 2018 film The Mule, based on the true story of a WWII veteran in his 80s who worked as a courier (mule) for a Mexican drug cartel. Keith was inspired to write the song after a conversation he had with Eastwood while the two played golf.

Eastwood, who was about to turn 88, revealed he was about to start working on a new movie called The Mule. When Keith asked him “How do you do it, man?” Eastwood responded, “I just get up every morning and go out. And I don’t let the old man in”.

Keith immediately started writing around Eastwood’s words, and what he knew about his character in the film and became consumed by the song. “People were talking to me and they would say, ‘Did you hear what I just said?’ and I was like, ‘No,’ because I wasn’t listening to any conversations”, said Keith. “I was consumed by ‘Don’t Let the Old Man In.’ I worked so hard on it. When I finally sang the line, I thought, it’s got to be dark, it’s got to be a ballad and it’s got to be simple”.

When it was time for Keith to record the demo, he was sick, which worked in his favor when singing the darker ballad. “I was sick as a dog that day”, remembered Keith. “I was coughing and sneezing and thinking, this is terrible. I gave it the best vocal I could that day, and I sent it off. It’s a real raspy, sleepy, tired, sick vocal. I said, ‘Well now you’ve got a reference, and I’ll go back and put a vocal on it for you”.

There wasn’t a dry eye in the house when Toby Keith performed his song “Don’t Let the Old Man In” at the 2023 People’s Choice Country Awards on Sept. 28, 2023.  It’s a tearjerker of a ballad no matter what the circumstances, but adding to the emotional experience was the fact that Keith had been battling stomach cancer for more than two years at the time. He’d revealed in June 2022 that he’d been diagnosed with the disease the previous fall and spent six months undergoing treatment, including chemotherapy, radiation and surgery

At its core, “Don’t Let the Old Man In” is a song about how time comes for all of us, but we can’t let it get to us. It’s another way of saying we should live life to the fullest while we’re here.

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Material	Solid colors are 100% cotton Heather colors are 50% cotton, 50% polyester Graphite Gray is 90% cotton, 10% polyester Antique colors are 60% cotton, 40% polyester Made from specially spun fibers that make very strong and smooth fabric, perfect for printing
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Care Instructions	Machine wash warm, inside out, with like colors. Use only non-chlorine bleach. Tumble dry medium. Do not iron. Do not dry clean

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