I turned on the evening news
Saw a old man being interviewed
Turning a hundred and two today
Asked him what's the secret to life
He looked up from his old pipe
Laughed and said, "All I can say is"
Just like that you're six years old
and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you're twenty-five then your
high school sweettheart becomes your wife
Don't blink you just might miss your
babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads
next thing you know your better half
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you're praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes
Well, I was glued to my TV when it
looked like he looked at me and said
"Best start putting first things first
'Cause when your hourglass runs out of sand
You can't flip it over, start again
Take every breathe God gives you for what
Just like that you're six years old
and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you're twenty-five then your
high school sweettheart becomes your wife
Don't blink you just might miss your
babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads
next thing you know your better half
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you're praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes
Just like that you're six years old
and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you're twenty-five then your
high school sweettheart becomes your wife
Don't blink, you just might miss your
babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads
next thing you know your better half
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you're praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes