Sometimes people say they wish they could be young again.
Sometimes I say it too. But the fact is that, although getting old is tough, being young was no picnic ... and I think it's getting harder all the time.
Special thanks to my old friend Steve Trickey for the picture to the right.
When I was young, I tried to be all things to everyone
and looking in a mirror … always made me want to run
But every year another fear was put to pasture
Day by day, I became my Fathers son.
I survived the slings and arrows of misfortune
Learned to laugh away the pain and have some fun
and in time, I came to like what I’d become
I remember un-requited love for a girl who didn’t know my name
Fear of her rejection made me slink away ashamed.
Watching from afar I used to wonder…
how to fan her passion into flames
then feeling like a fool while others woo’ed her
I’d never even tried to stake a claim
and I knew I only had myself to blame
(CHORUS) As the failures of our youth subside
We use the answers they provide
to build our armor strong enough to last
… Shielding the Future from the past
Children grow up slower now than they ever did before
They’ve all been so protected they can’t even find the door
With an iPhone in their face they’ll never see it
they all DEPEND ON Google TO BE smart
Lose or win, they always got their trophy
but it’s failure that has wisdom to impart
so the real world is sure to break their heart
At 60 years of age I see things clearer than before
The blunders of my childhood I no longer answer for..
Getting older has its drawbacks and its problems
.. and dying’s terrifying that’s for sure
But when we know our armor is unbroken
being younger loses most of its allure
and trouble’s not so hard to endure
(CHORUS - CHORUS)
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