YOUNG AT HEART

I LOVED THE "GOOD OLD DAYS",
BUT I DON'T MIND GROWING OLD.
AND I DON'T ACT MY 85 YEARS,
AT LEAST, SO I'VE BEEN TOLD.

WHEN I WAS A KID I LOOKED FORWARD
TO SHAVING, LONG PANTS AND A HAT,
NOW I HAVE HEARING AID,
PAIN PILLS AND ALL THAT.

IF I CAN BE OF HELP TO OTHERS
AND ASSIST THE OLD AND WEAK,
THAT WOULD MAKE ME HAPPY,
AND IT IS NOT THE GLORY I SEEK.

I MAY BE OLD MY SELF SOMEDAY,
AND NEED TO BE PUSHED ALONG.
BUT ALTHOUGH I CAN'T SING
IN MY HEART IS ALWAYS A SONG.

IF I COULD BE HEALTHY I'D LOVE TO LIVE TO 100,
OF COURSE, I KNOW I'M NO SAGE.
BUT BECAUSE, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS,
NOT MANY DIE AT THAT AGE.

(The Old Hillbilly)