Pulling Sticks For Life (Growing Old)

[saysmydoctor]

I've got the long stick, does that mean I chose the long life?
I'm not sure what I'll be at twenty.
I mean, will I be a productive citizen?
Registered voter and organ donor--
only on the off chance of a car crash, cause I'm selfish,
those things that failed in my age will suffer with me six feet down.

I've got the long stick, does that mean I'll be competitive?
Pushing on thirty and still flipping burgers.
With my parents still supporting me,
shaking their heads in grave disappointment.

I've got the long stick, does that mean I'll get lucky?
Or will I be forty and still alone, paying girls for companionship.
Will I be at that point of desperation?
Oh so lonely, and just looking for a good time....

I've got the long stick, does that mean I'll be able to survive?
Flying through my fifties, stashing away cash for my sixties,
when my knees get tired and the cartilege is gone, to the point
(to the point) where it hurts to walk.

I've got the long stick, it's supporting this fragile frame.
70 and aching all over. But I'm telling war stories to grandkids on my knee.
Climbing my ladder of success and telling them,
"Yes, you will contemplate whether or not you'll succeed."

[saysmydoctor]

I've got the long stick, does that mean I chose the long life?

I'm not sure what I'll be at twenty.
I'm not sure what I'll be at thirty.
But I know right now, that I'm scared so shitless at growing up.

I've got the long stick, does that mean I'll get lucky?
Or will I be forty and still alone, paying girls for companionship.
Picking and choosing them at the bar, passing them drink after drink,
oh, God, please tell me I won't reach that point.
(For without commitment man is an empty shell.)

I've got the long stick, does that mean I'll be able to survive?
Flying through my fifties, stashing away cash for my sixties,
when my knees get tired and the cartilege is gone, to the point
(to the point) where it hurts to walk.

I've got the long stick, it's supporting this fragile frame.
70 and aching all over. But I'm telling war stories to grandkids on my knee.
Climbing my ladder of success and telling them,
"Yes, you will one day overcome your failures and be in my place with your grandkid on your knee."

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