Many years ago when I was a young lad,
Life was simple and I was thinking those young lad thoughts that young lads think
Of candy and ways to stay up late.
Years passed and I was a teenager,
With those teenage thoughts that teenagers think
Of girls, schools and parties
More years went by and I was a man,
Complete with manly thoughts that men think
Of women, work and why does my friends have better cars then me.
Some time later and then I was middle aged,
Full of those thoughts that the middle age think.
Of business, bills, and my receding hairline.
So many years have passed and I was an old man
With only those thoughts that the old can think
Of dentures, God and how my life went by so quick.
Just a little time later and now I am dead
Thinking those thoughts only dead men can think.
But you will have to think those thoughts for yourself.