Steemit Open Mic Week 42 Forty and Bone Dry (original song)

Steemit Open Mic Week 42 Forty and Bone Dry (original song)

Hi there fellow Steemians,

I wrote this tongue in cheek song for a mate back in 1990. The final verse, which is rather more personal to me, was added last year when I was actually 63!

Forty And Bone Dry

I was driving along just the other day through the wind and the pouring rain
When a guy came by on a motorbike his eyes screwed up in pain
About twenty I guess but he was only dressed for riding fine and dry
In his jeans of blue and a fine tattoo and now I bet he’s wondering why

I’d rather be wet and twenty than forty and bone dry
An’ I’d ride that rain right outta them jeans beneath the next blue sky
An’ thinking back down life’s stony track, just how fast life goes by
So I’d rather be wet and twenty than forty and bone dry

Now in my old Ford I feel quite a lord, in fact I’m king of the road
As I travel around this beautiful town, still trying to loosen my load
An’ I’m feeling fine though my teeth ain’t mine and my weight’s just a little bit high
My hair’s getting thin, I’ got a double chin so it ain’t no wondering why!

I’d rather be wet and twenty than forty and bone dry
An’ I’d ride that rain right outta them jeans beneath the next blue sky
An’ thinking back down life’s stony track, just how fast life goes by
So I’d rather be wet and twenty than forty and bone dry

Well I wrote this song back in 91 for a touring mate of mine
Cos’ even back then his teeth weren’t his and his dome was startin to shine
And as for me, now I’m 63, but everything’s my own
Though my hair turned white I guess that’s alright...
An’ I’m not so fit cos’ my joints are shit...
Cos you are what you eat I’ve got trotters for feet...
I’ve got a wrinkle or two but then so have you
I guess I’ve got no reason to moan

Still I’d rather be wet and twenty than forty and bone dry
An’ I’d ride that rain right outta them jeans beneath the next blue sky
An’ thinking back down life’s stony track, just how fast it all went by
So I’d rather be wet and twenty than forty and bone dry
So I’d rather be wet and twenty than forty and bone dry

That's all folks!

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