Name: Getting Old is Getting Old
Duration: P00H04M15S
Description: While working as a Kaiser physician, this song was inspired by a patient's response to my question "How're ya doing?".

Getting Old is Getting Old

from Al Haas Sampler by Al Haas

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While working as a Kaiser physician, this song was inspired by a patient's response to my question "How're ya doing?".

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When I was very little I couldn’t wait to get big
Now getting bigger is one of my frequent fears
When I was a teenager I couldn’t wait to shave
Now I shave my face and then I shave my ears

Getting old is simply getting old
It was just a bill of goods that I was sold
“Be careful what you wish for” mama frequently would scold
She never told me getting old was getting old

In my youth my parents tried to calm me down
“Can’t you just sit still” I’d hear them say
If they were still alive I know they’d be so proud
I can lie in bed nearly half of the day

Getting old is getting old
It’s a truth that I was simply never told
Undeniably logical but also kind of cold
The fact is getting old is getting old

They used to say that life begins at 40
Then 50 was a special magic year
Now 60’s the 4th quarter and I need to call timeout
That two minute warning’s getting awfully near

Getting old is simply getting old
The elderly concur of those I’ve polled
Perhaps in certain cultures its virtues are extolled
But where I live getting old is getting old

They tell me certain wines improve with age
Well the more I age the more I seem to whine

Sometimes I think that I am getting wiser
To compensate for this pernicious trend
I’m wise enough to spare my knees from yoga
It’s wiser to have coffee with a friend

Getting old .... is getting old
Bit by bit I’ve seen the truth unfold
An equation for disaster and it’s time that you were told
Getting old plus getting old is getting old
Getting old is getting old

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from Al Haas Sampler, released February 17, 2020

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