Older

<br>from Unreleased<br>..............................................<br><br>I grow older.<br>Getting wiser, everyday.<br>`Cause when I fall down now<br>I don`t jump back up.<br>I let `em count to eight.<br><br>Slower.<br>Getting slower.<br>I have lost a step or two.<br>It`s time to face the facts.<br>Buy a pair of plaid slacks<br>`n sit around like old guys do.<br><br>`Cause when I go out late at night<br>To have a beer<br>I sit and wonder why my friends aren`t here.<br><br>Is this a joke on me?<br>They`re all home playing with their families.<br>I am the oldest person in this bar<br>And I am drinking with children on a field trip to observe me in<br>my habitat.<br><br>Quiet.<br>It`s so quiet<br>In my house<br>when I get home<br>I got three mean fish,<br>And a yellow dog.<br>I do not live alone.<br><br>When I close my eyes at night<br>I feel so small<br>Like I never really loved at all.<br>`Cause if I did I`d have some proof.<br>Another life or two beneath my roof.<br><br>It`s just a bad recurring dream I have<br>When I suspect I have misspent my youth.<br>Could have fooled me too.<br><br>Childish.<br>It`s so childish<br>To resist the dying light.<br>But I`m still the same.<br>Some things never change.<br>I wanna stay up all night.<br><br>..............................................<br><br>В© David Wilcox, all rights reserved