surfpup Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Perhaps the grandaddy of them all... "And then one day you find ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Perhaps the grandaddy of them all... "And then one day you find ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun" Ain't it the truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. C.O. Jones Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Not 100% about getting older, but the first that came into my mind. When I´m Sixty-Four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I was fortunate enough to catch Joni Mitchell in concert when she visited Edinburgh in '83. On her then new album (plug; Wild Things Run Free) there is a track called 'Chinese Cafe' the opening and closing lyrics of which - quoting 'Unchained Melody' by the Righteous Brothers along the way - I've always found to be rather haunting; "Caught in the middle Carol we're middle class We're middle aged We were wild in the old days Birth of rock 'n' roll days Now your kids are coming up straight And my child's a stranger I bore her But I could not raise her Nothing lasts for long Nothing lasts for long.... ...Down at the Chinese Cafe We'd be dreaming on our dimes We'd be playing 'Oh my love, my darling I've hungered for your touch A long lonely time And time goes by so slowly And time can do so much Are you still mine? I need your love I need your love God speed your love to me' Time goes - where does the time go I wonder where the time goes..." Back then I was just into my twenties. Thirty years later and with a daughter of my own they have taken on a new resonance. P. EDIT : Joni M. has written a few thoughtful songs on the subject of getting older, the most famous of which is probably 'Both Sides, Now'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReGuitar Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I Think I'm Going Bald - RUSH I looked in the mirror today My eyes just didn’t seem so bright I’ve lost a few more hairs I think I’m going bald I think I’m going bald Seems like only yesterday We would sit and talk of dreams all night Dreams of youth And simple truths Now we’re so involved So involved with life Walk down vanity fair Memory lane everywhere Wall Street shuffles there Dressed in flowing hair Once we loved the flowers Now we ask the price of the land Once we would take water But now it must be wine Now we’ve been And now we’ve seen What price peace of mind Take a piece of my mind My life is slipping away I’m aging every day But even when I’m grey I’ll still be grey my way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 I Think I'm Going Bald - RUSH One of my favorite Rush songs (even though I have lots of hair still). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 On a much less serious note... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Searcy Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 "Pushed To The Limit" Put your feet up maybe let the world pass by Keep off the street, go away and wait to die What you don't see is what life means to me My woman says it ain't right For a man my age to fight She don't get it She ain't in it I'm pushed to the limit Two clean shirts, I'm puffing on an old cigar I still love women, sex and fancy cars What you don't conceive is just what I believe My doctor says it ain't right For a man my age to fight He don't get it he ain't in it I'm pushed to the limit Is it nice and cozy, sitting there in your evening chair Is your paper pressed like your string vest It's enough to make you rip out your hair Relations sit and wring their hands How long will I survive Here's the cherry, there's more spunk left Kiss my arse, I'm still alive You keep it nice and quiet boy, but please don't pacify me I'm just not ready for the shade of an old oak tree What you don't see is what life means to me And my dad's an angry man, sometimes like Desperate Dan And he gets it And he's in it He's pushed to the limit My doctor says it ain't right For a man my age to fight He says put out the light He don't get it He ain't in it I'm pushed to the limit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6JG-yE8UTw Sometimes I don't know where this dirty road is taking me Sometimes I can't even see the reason why I guess I keep on gamblin', lots of booze and lots of ramblin' It's easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die One-time friends I had a ma, I even had a pa He beat her with a belt once cause she cried She told him to take care of me, she headed down to Tennessee It's easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die I came of age and found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar She cleaned me out and hit it on the sly I tried to kill the pain, I bought some wine and hopped a train Seemed easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die A friend said he knew where some easy money was We robbed a man and brother did we fly The posse caught up with me, drug me back to Muskogee It's two long years, just a-waitin' 'round to die Now I'm out of prison, I got me a friend at last He don't steal or cheat or drink or lie His name's codeine, he's the nicest thing I've seen Together we're gonna wait around and die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 One of my favorites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenKen Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Thanks Clint. You made me cry at work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingfrets Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8TsAh-zYFI I'm still here, but yet I'm gone I don't play guitar or sing my songs They never defined who I am The man that loves you 'til the end You're the last person I will love You're the last face I will recall And best of all, I'm not gonna miss you. Not gonna miss you. I'm never gonna hold you like I did Or say I love you to the kids You're never gonna see it in my eyes It's not gonna hurt me when you cry I'm never gonna know what you go through All the things I say or do All the hurt and all the pain One thing selfishly remains I'm not gonna miss you I'm not gonna miss you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfwGkplB_sY one of my favorites from one of my favorites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Old Before my Time Allman Brothers There is a long hard road that follows far behind me. It's so cold I'm about to die. Chasing a dream around the world its got me feeling down Though it used to make me high. Looking for answers searching for the truth, in an ocean of lies Tryin to find a reason to make the whole thing rhyme, Can make you old before your time. When I was younger thought I ruled the world. It was an oyster at my feet. Dancin' to my own drum, fishin' out the pearl. Wish I would have been much more discreet. I've lived a lifetime actin' out a part. It was a long up hill climb. Now all the things that used to mean so much to me have made me old before my time. Wanderin' aimlessly, wonderin' aloud. Could it ever be much different now. Remind me of the past, I slipped into a dream. Funny things ain't never what they seem. Living like children, never doing what we are told. Would not hesitate to take a chance. The road behind me now is paved with fools gold. It's almost time for the victory dance. No more feeling guilty for things I never did. Feelin' nothing for my crimes. Livin' like a gypsy, dreamin' like a kid, made me old before my time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Isn't there a country song that says something like "I aint as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8_4thesh0w Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Isn't there a country song that says something like "I aint as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was"... Yeah, that's Toby Keith... the video is funny as h377. Σß Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 This is kinda like that.. But its backwards where they start off old and get younger :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8_4thesh0w Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV46nsp67Rs Gaze at the sky, and picture a memory of days in your life, you knew what it meant to be happy and free with time on your side... Remember your daddy, when no one was wiser. Your ma used to say, that you would go farther than he ever could, with time on your side... Think of a boy with the stars in his eyes, longing to reach them but frightened to try. Sadly, you'd say, someday, someday... But day after day, the show must go on, And time slipped away. Before you could build any castles in Spain... the chance had gone by. With nothing to say, and no one to say it to, nothing has changed. You still got it all to do. Surely you know, the chance has gone by... Think of a boy with the stars in his eyes, longing to reach them but frightened to try. Sadly, you'd say, someday, someday... But day after day, the show must go on. And you gaze at the sky, and picture a memory, of days in your life, with time on your side... With time on your side... (Day after day the show must go on...) With time on your side... (Day after day the show must go on...) With time on your side... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8_4thesh0w Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 "Well you know... that you're over the hill, when your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill." Too bad Lowell didn't get to realize this reality. I feel much more fortunate now. Thanks L5Larry. Σß Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 "Well you know... that you're over the hill, when your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill." Too bad Lowell didn't get to realize this reality. I feel much more fortunate now. Thanks L5Larry. Σß Old Folks Boogie Off our rockers, acting crazy And with the right medication, we won’t be lazy Doin the, old folks boogie, down on the farm Wheelchairs, they was locked arm in arm Paired off pacemakers with matching alarms Gives you one more chance, to spin one more yarn Well you know, that you’re over the hill When your mind makes a promise that your body can’t fill Doin the, old folks boogie, boogie we will Cause to us, the thoughts as good as the thrill Back at the home, no time is your own facilities there, they was, all out on loan The bank foreclosed, and your bankruptcy shows And your credit creeps to an all time low So you know, that you’re over the hill When your mind makes a promise that your body can’t fill Piano solo, guitar solo Try to get a rise from your atrophied muscle, and the Nerves in your thighs just quivers and fizzles So you know, that you’re over the hill When your mind makes a promise that your body can’t fill Solos to end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 "Ooh La La" Poor old Granddad I laughed at all his words I thought he was a bitter man He spoke of women's ways They'll trap you, then they use you before you even know For love is blind and you're far too kind Don't ever let it show I wish that I knew what I know now When I was younger. I wish that I knew what I know now When I was stronger. The can-can such a pretty show Will steal your heart away But backstage back on earth again The dressing rooms are grey They come on strong and it ain't too long For they make you feel a man But love is blind and you soon will find You're just a boy again When you want her lips, you get her cheek Makes you wonder where you are If you want some more then she's fast asleep you're just twinkling with the stars. Poor young grandson, there's nothing I can say You'll have to learn, just like me And that's the hardest way, ooh la la Ooh la la, la la, yeah I wish that I knew what I know now When I was younger. I wish that I knew what I know now When I was stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Well... Here's an Ian Tyson piece I've done "out" a few times... I think you've almost gotta be old to sing of getting old and have it be real. Nothing against the "when I'm 64" type of material 'cuz it's from a youthful perspective wondering about age. This seems like a "romance" song, but consider it entirely as metaphor ... the passionate aimlessness unrecognized by youth even as youthful choices are made... m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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