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I Hope You Never Get Old

I hope you never get old! Can someone take me downtown? I can't drive my car anymore... I've got to get my prescriptions filled... I've got to make it to the drug store... I never thought I would ever see the day... When the body controls the mind... Maybe tomorrow I won't know my own name... I hope... that will be the day that I die Chorus I hope you never get old... It's such a shame how time wears you down... You can't go back to your childhood... Would you want to if you knew how? Remember the swing on the old oak tree... when you fell off and broke all your toes? And the teenage years brought you so many tears... but it's much better than being old. I hear old Joe's got his own room... he can finally sleep safe and sound... I bet he'll keep on sleepwalking at night... and in the morning hope he will be found... The day nurse smiles when she sees me... I think it's my day for a bath... I said "sometimes I wish that I was fifty years younger" She replied "you're always good for a laugh". Chorus repeat two times fade John Derek Hamilton December 11,2016

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Alberta Loepppky

Date: 1/21/2017 3:36:00 PM

Well written but true.. Too bad it includes us Waiting for the reversal of all this.& the promises that only Jehovah can fulfill. xoxox

John Hamilton
Date: 1/22/2017 1:38:00 PM

So true, thanks for the visit Mom, love you.

Janis Thompson

Date: 1/12/2017 12:32:00 PM

Well written lyric about a dependent stage I don't look forward to. May God bless us all in it.

John Hamilton
Date: 1/22/2017 1:37:00 PM

Thanks Janis

Paul Callus

Date: 12/20/2016 11:48:00 AM

Congrats on a jolly smiley way to treat this serious subject which for many is a worrying reality. Not looking forward to the next stage in life...:( Regards // paul

John Hamilton
Date: 12/20/2016 1:20:00 PM

Thanks Paul, yeah not a nice way to end up in life, sad situation.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 12/14/2016 12:26:00 AM

As they say, getting old is not for sissys. Good job John.

John Hamilton
Date: 12/14/2016 9:22:00 AM

Thanks Rick for the visit and the positive feedback. Always appreciate your visits, have a great day.

Joseph May

Date: 12/12/2016 1:56:00 PM

Nice lyrics John, it is so sad that the old are often forgotten and tucked away in "homes"

John Hamilton
Date: 12/13/2016 8:34:00 AM

Yes, it is sad, it's just existing for some, until the day comes when they don't anymore. Thanks for the visit Joseph and the positive feedback. Hey,Joseph, I'd love to see your entry in my courage contest!

Caycay Jennings

Date: 12/12/2016 9:42:00 AM

I wish the winter season of life was like Hallmark movies; wisdom and acceptance etched into serenity or the jokes about watching the weather station all day and eating dinner at 4pm. My Mom just turned 80 and I'm her #1; the changes don't stop and they aren't easy for her or me. An apt poem / song, John - and the lyrics are most touching. If a song, it would be a ball your head off one ... CayCay

John Hamilton
Date: 12/12/2016 9:53:00 AM

So true, I see the sorrow and longing in the eyes of the elderly wishing for strength and vitality once more. Thanks for your visit and Comment Cay Cay always a pleasure.

Chris Green

Date: 12/12/2016 7:18:00 AM

Nice song John, There is a sadness that runs through this. It is so sad to see people fade away like this, to lose their independence, but become reliant on others just to do daily tasks that at one time seemed so easy.

John Hamilton
Date: 12/12/2016 9:23:00 AM

Thanks Chris, so true sad when one loses their dignity and vitality.