Life In the Slow Lane
Life in the Slow Lane
By Elton Camp
If you live past sixty, things slow down
So that it takes a lot longer to get around
And another thing that you will find, too
In turning out work fast, you are through
Instead of speeding when you drive
You will slow down just to stay alive
Working in the yard no longer is play
Just trimming the roses can take all day
Off your tongue, words don’t glibly slide
That you’ve forgotten names, must hide
But the thing that’s speeded up is that
Cake is quicker to make your belly fat
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