There is hardly a man now alive
Who thought he'd live to 65
When he was 42
It seems to me that at sixty-four
Life ahead held so much more
Then when I was 42
Now it is true that I can retire
Rest for a while before the fire
Not like being 42
Of course I will have less money
To spend upon my little honey
Like when I was 42
I am middle aged, my joints begin to hurty
I know few people live to a 130 That's not what you think at 42
Now it is not really very fair
For I qualify for Medicare
Not so at 42
Tomorrow, this I know for certain,
When the sun comes thru the curtain
That I am far from 42
While others seem to rush and hurry
I'm not like them in such a flurry
For I am not 42
No more rites of passage lie ahead
I'll be like this until I'm dead
Not like being 42
But then life could be far worse
I could really need a nurse
Now that I am 65
I walk much slower now than then
And I can not keep up with them
For I am now 65
You see, I was young but now I'm old
And if the story were truly told
About being 65
We know both sides of the mountain, true
Not like those who are 42
For we are 65
You know, I no longer feel the tension
If at times you should mention
That I am 65
I do not worry about the weather
Life's burdens are like a feather
Now that I am 65
Let others fret about tomorrow
Dread it's pain and deadly sorrow
For being 65
I have a much wider and clearer view
Then all the kids of 42
For I am 65
Let others talk of the Second Coming
And after prophecy go running
Now that I am 65
For the hour when I shall meet my Friend
Is closer now then way back when
I was only 42
And life lay ahead as an open book
And I was anxious to take a look
Being only 42
The trump shall sound and God will call
For me it won't be long, for after all
You know that I am 65
Until I feel that Heavenward pull
I will live life to its full
For I am 65
ghvs 4/29/96
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