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As we get older we get much bolder, not something like we used to just throw over our shoulder. We think about when we were young, and how with the territory came dumb. So strong, so agile, but we soon found out that it only lasts awhile, that physical peak is here and gone leaving us with only a smile and we wish that it had lasted more than a song. It seems things around us get better as the the years pass us by, as we pay more attention to each other. Gaining wisdom and learning so much as things just keep going by us faster and faster, and if we don't keep up with the pace, we seem to be losing the race and find ourselves headed for disaster. We learn what we didn't even know we didn't know, and we have to know what is really just for show. Us old geezers find love comes so much easier, even if you have been in the deep freezer.  We don't have to spend so much time trying to please her. We know if the others love is true, the games are gone and we just get  strong realizing that we might not be around very long. Getting older,we take life more in stride because we realize that we are nearing the end of this crazy, ride, and that it could all be over in the blink of an eye. We soon come to the realization that we are all going to die, so we watch those around us fade away, and we wonder  why we are still here, and know that it might happen any day leaving you with nothing to say. Every new sunrise that we are given we realize is a blessing, and we don't need to worry anymore how we might be dressing. Now we know that the best part of our lives is  now so we savor every moment that we are given, because the past is gone and tomorrow isn't here yet and now is all we have , so we touch like there might never be a tomorrow and hope to avoid the sorrow of what is happening as we get older, we know our place and what we have yet to face, and it sure ain't no leather and lace. So all I can say is what the hell, lets rock and roll !                       Jon York  2010
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Nov 7, 2010
Nov 7, 2010 at 4:36 PM UTC
Getting Old ( No place for Beginners )
As we get older we get much bolder, not something like we used to just throw over our shoulder. We think about when we were young, and how with the territory came dumb. So strong, so agile, but we soon found out that it only lasts awhile, that physical peak is here and gone leaving us with only a smile and we wish that it had lasted more than a song. It seems things around us get better as the the years pass us by, as we pay more attention to each other. Gaining wisdom and learning so much as things just keep going by us faster and faster, and if we don't keep up with the pace, we seem to be losing the race and find ourselves headed for disaster. We learn what we didn't even know we didn't know, and we have to know what is really just for show. Us old geezers find love comes so much easier, even if you have been in the deep freezer.  We don't have to spend so much time trying to please her. We know if the others love is true, the games are gone and we just get  strong realizing that we might not be around very long. Getting older,we take life more in stride because we realize that we are nearing the end of this crazy, ride, and that it could all be over in the blink of an eye. We soon come to the realization that we are all going to die, so we watch those around us fade away, and we wonder  why we are still here, and know that it might happen any day leaving you with nothing to say. Every new sunrise that we are given we realize is a blessing, and we don't need to worry anymore how we might be dressing. Now we know that the best part of our lives is  now so we savor every moment that we are given, because the past is gone and tomorrow isn't here yet and now is all we have , so we touch like there might never be a tomorrow and hope to avoid the sorrow of what is happening as we get older, we know our place and what we have yet to face, and it sure ain't no leather and lace. So all I can say is what the hell, lets rock and roll !                       Jon York  2010
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Nov 7, 2010
Nov 7, 2010 at 4:36 PM UTC
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