Growing Older

Yep, we're over 50. It's kind of funny to see it happening (in a sad way). See if you agree with folk singer John Gorka on our common malady. It's called "People My Age"

people my age have started looking gross
i cannot say all, and i shouldn't' say most
I've seen em in the grocery, I've seen em up close
and people my age are looking kinda gross

people my age are showing signs of wear
there's holes where there teeth was,
and their heads have gone bare.
their brains are shrinking,
things are sinking into fat,
and as for the mirror,
you won't be looking into that

people my age have started looking gross
maybe not in colorado or up the silicone coast
back in pennsylvania, i eat scrapple on toast
those were my first steps on the road to looking gross.

people my age are looking over-ripe
some are getting operatons
to tighten up what ain't tight
what gravity has ruined, you can fix with a knife
what's pleasant in the darkness, is plain scary in the light.