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I'm Just Gettin' Old
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A Ray Bertram and Johnny Hoeve collaborative production
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KaBERTRAM!!! ...it's all about the music.
Welcome to KaBertram!!! - an explosion of sound, motion, entertainment, and talented people from all around the world, all making music together. And if KaBertram! was a hurricane, then Ray Bertram would be the eye at the center of the storm. Ray, a life-long "compulsive writer," started writing at a very age and he's never stopped. When Ray turned his writing in the direction of lyrics in 2008, things really started hopping. Working together with good friend and partner, musician/song-writer/producer and creative genius John Surbaugh, Ray co-founded BCC Global: The Back Country Connection, which made it possible for him to take his writing and cover the world with it. Ray has now seen his writing produced into songs in the United States (Tennessee, California, Ohio, North Caroline, Georgia), Sweden, The Netherlands, South Africa, England, Ireland, Germany, Austria, and beyond. In 2010, Ray and another one of his frequent partners, Swedish singer/musician/song-writer/producer Anders Larson, were signed by the prominent Swedish promotional house, Hit Works, and in the time since numerous of their songs have been placed under contract and aggressively marketed all around the world. And, to date, Ray's writing has been produced into songs covering many genres, including Pop, Euro-Pop, Folk-Rock, Country, Rock-a-billy, Adult Contemporary, Jass/Swwing, Rap, and more. Ray continues to write and to continually direct his creative energies onward and upward, always striving to reach higher and to move in new directions. If you would lio further explore the work of Ray Bertram and the many people that he works with, you may do so through the sites and links below...and the farther you go, the more fun it becomes :-) KaBERTRAM!!! YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/KaBertram MySpace Station: http://www.myspace.com/kabertram Atomic Rocket Global Productions http://members.soundclick.com/Atomic+Rocket And a lot of Ray's writing has been developed and produced into more Country-related genres. You'll find this songs at the site & link below: BCC Global: The Back Country Connection http://members.soundclick.com/The+Back+Country+Connection
Song Info
Genre
Jazz • Swing
Charts
Peak #92
Peak in subgenre #8
Author
Ray Bertram/Johnny Hoeve
Rights
(c) 2008 W. Ray Bertram, Johnny Hoeve
Uploaded
September 15, 2012
Track Files
MP3
MP3 4.6 MB • 160 kbps • 4:02
Story behind the song
I originally wrote the lyric behind "I'm Just Gettin' Old" in 2008. Singer/musician/producer Johnny Hoeve (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) picked it up for production in 2009 and quickly rendered the demo that you'll hear when you click on the link. The song that Johnny produced has a Jazz/Big Band/Swing feel to it and, if you're my age or older, then odds are good that you'll be able to relate lol
Lyrics
I’m Just Getting Old Verse 1: Woke up this morning An' Got out of bed Another day older Nowhere near dead I ain’t as fast As I used to be But I’m still footloose An' Fancy free My mem’ry’s failing My mind, it can roam But I ain’t yet ready For the nursing home Chorus: I got twinges in my hinges And aches in my bones There’s a pain in my shoulder That won’t leave me alone My feet’s gettin’ tender My hair’s gettin’ thin God have mercy On the shape I’m in But I ain’t callin’ it quits I ain’t gettin’ cold I ain’t givin’ up I’m just gettin’ old Verse 2: Traded in my boots For some sensible shoes Years keep stacking up And I’m paying my dues I still can dance ‘Till the light of day Give me my cane An' point out the way I Can’t move as fast As I used to do But I still keep up With the likes of you Chorus: I got twinges in my hinges And aches in my bones There’s a pain in my shoulder That won’t leave me alone My feet’s gettin’ tender My hair’s gettin’ thin God have mercy On the shape I’m in I ain’t gettin’ lucky I ain’t strikin’ gold All that I’m doing Is gettin’ more old Chorus: I’ve got twinges in my hinges And aches in my bones There’s a pain in my shoulder That won’t leave me alone My feet’s gettin’ tender My hair’s gettin’ thin God have mercy On the shape I’m in And it’s only gettin’ harder To do what I am told I guess it’s just a part Of just gettin’ old Outro: I’m not over the hill I’m not past my prime I’m just pickin’ up speed And takin’ my time “I’m Just Gettin' Old” (c) 2009 Johnny Hoeve, W. Ray Bertram
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