Song | Growing Older But Not Up |
Artist | Jimmy Buffett |
Album | Encores: Live |
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Lyrics:Jimmy Buffett Music:Jimmy Buffett | |
For all those who don't feel as old as they are and never will | |
I rounded first never thought of the worst | |
As I studied the shortstop's position | |
Crack went my leg like the shell of an egg | |
Someone call a decent physician | |
I'm no Pete Rose, I can't pretend | |
Though my mind is quite flexible, these brittle bones don't bend | |
Chorus: | |
I'm growing older but not up | |
My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck | |
Let those winds of time blow over my head | |
I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead | |
Sometimes I see me as old manatee | |
Headin' south as the waters grow colder | |
Tries to steer clear of the hum-drum so near | |
It cuts prop scars deep in his shoulder | |
But that's how it goes (that's how it goes), right to the end | |
Though his body's quite flexible, that barnacle brain don't bend | |
Chorus: | |
I'm growing older but not up | |
My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck | |
Let those winds of time blow over my head | |
I'd rather die while I'm livin' than live while I'm dead | |
(instrumental) | |
Now don't get me wrong | |
This is not a sad song | |
Just events that I have happened to witness | |
And time takes its toll as we head for the poll | |
And no one dies from physical fitness | |
So what the hell, we'll take it right to the end | |
As the days grow more complicated the nightlife still wins | |
Chorus: | |
I'm growing older but not up | |
My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck | |
Let those winds of change blow over my head | |
I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead | |
Let those winds of time blow over my head | |
I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead |
Lyrics: Jimmy Buffett Music: Jimmy Buffett | |
For all those who don' t feel as old as they are and never will | |
I rounded first never thought of the worst | |
As I studied the shortstop' s position | |
Crack went my leg like the shell of an egg | |
Someone call a decent physician | |
I' m no Pete Rose, I can' t pretend | |
Though my mind is quite flexible, these brittle bones don' t bend | |
Chorus: | |
I' m growing older but not up | |
My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck | |
Let those winds of time blow over my head | |
I' d rather die while I' m living than live while I' m dead | |
Sometimes I see me as old manatee | |
Headin' south as the waters grow colder | |
Tries to steer clear of the humdrum so near | |
It cuts prop scars deep in his shoulder | |
But that' s how it goes that' s how it goes, right to the end | |
Though his body' s quite flexible, that barnacle brain don' t bend | |
Chorus: | |
I' m growing older but not up | |
My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck | |
Let those winds of time blow over my head | |
I' d rather die while I' m livin' than live while I' m dead | |
instrumental | |
Now don' t get me wrong | |
This is not a sad song | |
Just events that I have happened to witness | |
And time takes its toll as we head for the poll | |
And no one dies from physical fitness | |
So what the hell, we' ll take it right to the end | |
As the days grow more complicated the nightlife still wins | |
Chorus: | |
I' m growing older but not up | |
My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck | |
Let those winds of change blow over my head | |
I' d rather die while I' m living than live while I' m dead | |
Let those winds of time blow over my head | |
I' d rather die while I' m living than live while I' m dead |
Lyrics: Jimmy Buffett Music: Jimmy Buffett | |
For all those who don' t feel as old as they are and never will | |
I rounded first never thought of the worst | |
As I studied the shortstop' s position | |
Crack went my leg like the shell of an egg | |
Someone call a decent physician | |
I' m no Pete Rose, I can' t pretend | |
Though my mind is quite flexible, these brittle bones don' t bend | |
Chorus: | |
I' m growing older but not up | |
My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck | |
Let those winds of time blow over my head | |
I' d rather die while I' m living than live while I' m dead | |
Sometimes I see me as old manatee | |
Headin' south as the waters grow colder | |
Tries to steer clear of the humdrum so near | |
It cuts prop scars deep in his shoulder | |
But that' s how it goes that' s how it goes, right to the end | |
Though his body' s quite flexible, that barnacle brain don' t bend | |
Chorus: | |
I' m growing older but not up | |
My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck | |
Let those winds of time blow over my head | |
I' d rather die while I' m livin' than live while I' m dead | |
instrumental | |
Now don' t get me wrong | |
This is not a sad song | |
Just events that I have happened to witness | |
And time takes its toll as we head for the poll | |
And no one dies from physical fitness | |
So what the hell, we' ll take it right to the end | |
As the days grow more complicated the nightlife still wins | |
Chorus: | |
I' m growing older but not up | |
My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck | |
Let those winds of change blow over my head | |
I' d rather die while I' m living than live while I' m dead | |
Let those winds of time blow over my head | |
I' d rather die while I' m living than live while I' m dead |