[Verse 1] Couldn't hear the alarm this morning, and I woke up late Didn't get up out of bed until quarter past eight Whatever the wife is saying, I just can't hear Until I get my hearing aids, everything's unclear The hair left on top is going from brown to gray And everywhere else it's growing the wrong way [Pre-Chorus 1] Knees crack like a pistol when I rise from the chair Grunt like a weightlifter just to get up from there [Chorus 1] Doc says my bloodwork's looking fine Says my heart is strong for a man my age and time “What does that mean?” I questioned the doc He smiled and said, “You’re doing great — for your age” [Verse 2] Got a pill organizer, Monday through Sunday Still can’t remember if I took Tuesday’s Hit the bed early but the bladder has a plan At least three visits each night to the can [Pre-Chorus 2] Walk into a room, forget why I came Stand there a minute, walk back out again [Chorus 2] Doc says my memory’s within the range “Your forgetfulness isn’t strange” “What does that mean?” I questioned the doc He smiled and said, “You’re doing great — for your age” [Verse 3] Specialist Tuesday, the GP on Thursday Cardiologist squeezing me in on a Friday Each one looks up from the chart with a smile The kind of smile that’s hard to reconcile [Pre-Chorus 3] They all say the same thing, every last one Like it’s good news delivered, like something was won [Chorus 3] Doc says my joints the years and miles have worn My prostate’s enlarged, but not to be mourned “What does that mean?” I questioned the doc He smiled and said, “You’re doing great — for your age” [Bridge] I don’t know that face staring back from the glass Gray and bewildered, with a gut and more mass And are those — are those man-boobs I see?! I turned to my wife, she just said “don’t ask me” Recovery takes days where it once took an hour Everything aches and my mood goes sour The body I lived in has sublet the place To a stranger who grunts and can’t keep up the pace [Outro] For your age — for your age Every answer ends the same way For your age — for your age Well I guess that’s the game At my age
