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Sep 2018
Where to begin, let's start at 10
And move on without a care
Where this will go, lord only knows
But soon enough I'm sure we'll get there

Well slap the knees here come the 20's
Taking this adulting thing on the run
For too long now most have found out
Being a child ain't all that much fun

Pretty as you please we squeeze into the 30's
Slipping and sliding, fire up the engines
Getting close to the middle drooling in spittle
Here comes 40, goodbye middle age kissing

Did someone say 50 half of a century
Playing blind, deaf, and dumb
It's anyone's guess what's next in this quest
Best hold on tight cause here it comes

Welcome to the 60's
Where you can't remember half you've done
And if you think that's nifty hold tight then silly
Wait till the 70's come along

Where they'll rip and they'll roar you at best underscore you
Having you chewing your gums
Straight into the 80's where this may sound crazy
But you're just one breath away from being done

I could keep going on till we're all skin and bones
Ready to give up the fight
Moving along till you go out on your own
In this...the speed of life
Mike Hauser
Written by
Mike Hauser  Sunny Florida
(Sunny Florida)   
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