Getting Older

As we get older, I suppose we all think back to our younger days….good days !....or were they?


It’s not much fun getting older
As you watch the young girls pass you bye
They used to give you that wistful look
Now they don’t notice you, or reply

It’s not much fun getting older
Making noises when you stand or sit down
You’re now something of an embarrassment
As people just look at you and frown

It’s not much fun getting older
When hair starts to sprout from your ears
And you spend half your time peeing
‘Cause your prostate is showing it’s years

It’s not much fun getting older
When the memory begins to fail
You can’t remember why you’ve gone up the stairs
You just hang on for grim death to the rail

It’s not much fun getting older
When the doctor prescribes a pill
You must watch what you eat, in case you get fat
And then pray that you’ll never get ill

It’s not much fun getting older
When you now have to limit the drink
You keep thinking back to those younger days
Ten pints, and then sick down the sink

It’s not much fun getting older
When the children have all left home
You rattle around in a big empty house
Just you and the wife, on your own

But some things are fun when you’re older
With more time to spend with each other
More time for your hobbies and interests
New experiences to share with one another

Yes it’s definitely more fun when you’re older
To stay in bed in the morning
And not have to worry about going to work
Or get up when you’re still yawning