GROWIN’ OLD ... DISGRACEFULLY
My daughter said “Daddy ain’t it time that you changed?
You oughta settle down. Start acting your age.
Your hair’s way too long. Your jeans are too tight.
You’re out boozin’ and cruisin’ most every night.”
I said “Girl, I know just what you’re tryin’ to say to me,
But I’m workin’ real hard at growin’ old ... disgracefully.”
Now I’m the kinda guy who’s life ain’t a drama
I don’t eat quiche, I don’t wear pyjamas.
I smoke like a chimney and drink like a drain
And as for the wild thing, I get no complaints
I’ve always followed my own star faithfully
And now I’m workin’ real hard at growin’ old ... disgracefully.
CHORUS
Why do the young ‘uns think they’re the only ones
Should be livin’ it up, havin’ all the fun?
They think the fire in our belly’s gone cold
But my generation gave the world rock’n’roll.
So when some yuppy tells me I’m an old dinosaur
I tell him I’ve forgotten more than he’ll ever know
Don’t waste my time lookin’ for my feminine side
I tell it like it is, I ain’t got nothin’ to hide
I open doors for women, got no time for PC
I’m workin’ real hard at growin’ old ... disgracefully
REPEAT CHORUS
So when they tell me I’m old hat, I just stand there and smile
I don ‘t do fashion, I only do style
Don’t do ‘must-have’, I only do taste
And when they all follow, I go my own way
Cantankerous, mule-headed, impossible me
I’m just workin’ real hard at growin’ old ... disgracefully
