Gray Hair & Dental Work

Intro

Man these knees are popping like bubble wrap today

I don't remember it being this hard to get off the couch

Times are moving fast

Pass the herbal tea

Chorus

Now the days get shorter and the naps get longer

I'm not exactly getting any younger

My brain is sharp but the bones feel weak

Trying to keep my spirit at its peak

I’m just cruising with the grey hair coming in

Waiting for the dental work to begin

Verse 1

Gravity pulling on my frame like a magnet

Looking for a reason

Why I can't just lollygag all day like back when

Nineteen ninety something had us bugging on the curb

Doing nothing was the word

But now the grey hairs growing in the goatee

Feeling like a fogey

Walking kind of slowly

When did I start caring about the price of the produce

Used to drink the fruit juice

Mixed with the mischief

Now I'm looking for the fiber in the cereal bowl

Saving up the payroll

Hoping that my engine doesn't blow out on the highway

Friday feels like Monday

Work is in the way

Of all the intergalactic travels I planned in the attic

Systems getting erratic

But the mind is still nomadic

Still original with the vocabulary

Visionary

Varying the pitch to keep it merry for the youngsters

While I dodge the dumpster

Fires of a midlife crisis

The price is

Checking in on the blood pressure readings

Chorus

Now the days get shorter and the naps get longer

Not exactly getting any younger

My brain is sharp but the bones feel weak

Trying to keep my spirit at its peak

I’m just cruising with the grey hair coming in

Waiting for the dental work to begin

Refrain

Keep on ticking

Keep on ticking

Seconds slipping

Senses tripping

Clock is clicking

Keep on ticking

Keep on ticking

Chorus

Now the days get shorter and the naps get longer

Not exactly getting any younger

My brain is sharp but the bones feel weak

Trying to keep my spirit at its peak

I’m just cruising with the grey hair coming in

Waiting for the dental work to begin

Bridge 1

Watch the hands spin

Watch the hands spin around

Pick it up

Put it down

Pick it up

Put it down

Where did the minutes go

Nobody seems to know

Verse 2

Stretching out the hamstrings just to walk to the mailbox

Checking for the gridlock

Life is like a pit stop

Refueling the tank with the nutrients and naps

Mapping out the gaps

Between the naps and the actual labor

Doing favors for the neighbor

While I savor the flavor

Of being able to remember where I put my spectacles

Life is quite theatrical

Even when it's practical

And somewhat boring

Lately I'm snoring

Loud enough to shake the pictures off the mantle piece

I need a release

From the constant increase

Of the responsibilities piling on my shoulders

Getting much bolder

The more that I'm getting older

I don't want to hear about your brand new startup

Just let me get my heart up

Beating at a pace that doesn't trigger an alarm

Doing no harm

Maintaining the charm of a youthful soul

While I'm playing the role

Of a grumpy guy in the supermarket aisle

Check the style

Keep a smile

Running for a mile seems like a chore

Bridge 2

Don't trip

Just grip the wheel

Keep it real

Even when you feel

Like a fossil in the museum

Carpe

Carpe diem

Interlude

Take a breath

Yeah

Just chill

Let it ride out

Wait for the kick

Chorus

Now the days get shorter and the naps get longer

Not exactly getting any younger

My brain is sharp but the bones feel weak

Trying to keep my spirit at its peak

I’m just cruising with the grey hair coming in

Waiting for the dental work to begin

Outro

Check the spectacles

Check the orthotics

I'm out of here

Bedtime's at eight-thirty anyway

Yeah

Catch you on the afternoon walk

Peace