Don't feel bad if you wake up feeling suddenly old
More the realisation that you've let yourself be covered by mould
Age is not something you wrap up if you're feeling the cold
It's a laugh ten times harder at a joke eleven times told

Down to the churchyard, check out the vaults
Dig up the coffins, unscrew the bolts
No better reminder, no strong enough salts
To show this pitiful few that we've missed the last waltz

Don't feel bad if you're feeling past you sell-by date
Like the roller coaster ride slowed down to a serious debate
Oh the weather you tell them you're ready or whether you wait
Does someone place a hand on your shoulder you point the way to the gate

Down to the churchyard, check out the vaults
Dig up the coffins, unscrew the bolts
No better reminder, no strong enough salts
To show this pitiful few that we've missed the last waltz

You don't count the birthdays 'til your out on your own
They come thicker and faster and too d___ late to postpone
And wisdom's the last thing the scientists willing to clone
Science advances, maturity dances alone

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Solitude has only existed
Since overspill demanded a view
Fimnding own s___e has only been around
Since the invention of the bustling queue

Forcing everyone to be a loner if they didn't join the regular crew
And if you weren't in the in crowd you were castaway
Don't let them castaway you

Tight-knit families a tighter knot
A stranglehold or turn of the screw
And the only reason we wanted out
Was the sort crowd that ordinary drew

Emptiness needs rowdiness
A reminder of why it's recluse
Rowdiness needs the gap emptiness leaves
To wallow in glorious youth

Tight-knit families a tighter knot
A stranglehold or turn of the screw
And the only reason we wanted out
Was the sort crowd that ordinary drew

So as long as Man Friday's gone by Saturday
You shouldn't find the argument start
You don't need time, nor s___e, nor room
Just a story of which they're not part
And why a gentle request to be left alone
Feels like a kick in the heart
And why any hug lasting more than one second
Always seems your cue to depart

By all means be your own person
But they choose the time and the place
Please feel free to do your own thing
But make sure it's done at their pace

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