Old

You know you're getting old when the family says - we'll do whatever you want to do today - and you can't think of anything that sounds like fun. Let's take stock - sore ankle, losing my hair, three great kids, a wonderful wife, a lot of friends and a great family. I'm 44 - same age as Reggie's uniform number - I might be old - but I'm doing all right.

Old by Paul Simon

The first time I heard "Peggy Sue" I was 12 years old,
Russians up in rocket ships and the war was cold
How many wars have come and gone?
Genocide still goes on
Buddy Holly still goes on
But his catalogue was sold.

First time I smoked, guess what - paranoid
The first time I heard "Satisfaction"
I was young and unemployed
Down the decades every year
Summer leaves and my birthday's here
and all my friends stand up and cheer
and say man, 'You're old."
Getting old
Old
Getting old.

We celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day
And Buddha found Nirvana along the lotus way
about 1,500 years go the messenger Mohammad spoke
and his wisdom like a river flowed
through hills of gold
wisdom is old
The Koran is old
The Bible is old - greatest story ever told

Disagreements? Work'em out.

The human race has walked the earth for 2.7 million
and we estimate the universe at 13-14 billion
when all these numbers tumble into your imagination
consider that the Lord was there before creation
God is old, I'm not old
God is old, He made the mold
Take your clothes off, Adam and Eve.

Down the decades every year
Summer leaves and my birthday's here
and all my friends stand up and cheer
and say man, 'You're old."
Getting old
Old
Getting old.

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