Thought I Had More Time - Original

[Intro] [Warm electric guitar, crying steel guitar, ambient saxophone] [Verse 1] Sitting down feels way too good now Getting up’s a whole damn fight Knees locked up like rusted hinges Takes a minute just to stand upright Sleep a little wrong on Tuesday Now my neck quits working till Friday Thought getting old was forty-something Not thirty-eight and limping sideways [Pre-Chorus] Doctor says I need more exercise Stretch more, sleep more, drink less caffeine But my kid runs circles round this house And I’m just trying to keep up with me [Chorus] Flood my blood with caffeine Just to keep up with a five-year-old Thought I’d feel this way at fifty Not before my hair turned cold Now the stairs feel like a mountain And sleeping wrong can wreck my spine My body’s slowing down whether I like it or not But they still need me, so I keep moving God… I thought I had more time [Verse 2] Used to laugh at all those old guys Grunting every time they’d sit Now I make the same damn noises Just trying to tie my shoes and shit Cardio fell off a damn cliffside Couple flights of stairs got hands now Still got strength when I really need it But endurance ain’t sticking around [Pre-Chorus] Everybody says “just take it easy” Like slowing down don’t cost a dime Days off ain’t really days off anymore Life stays clocked in all the time [Chorus] Flood my blood with caffeine Just to keep up with a five-year-old Thought I’d feel this way at fifty Not before my hair turned cold Now the stairs feel like a mountain And sleeping wrong can wreck my spine My body’s slowing down whether I like it or not But they still need me, so I keep moving God… I thought I had more time [Bridge] Maybe everybody’s body breaks different Maybe some just hide it better Maybe life gets heavier faster When you’re trying to hold it all together And I know I should eat healthier Probably run instead of sleeping in But after work and bills and raising kids Who the hell’s got gas left in the tank again? [Final Chorus] Flood my blood with caffeine Hear my knees crack every morning now Still trying to be Superman While my body’s calling bullshit loud But she runs to me with both arms open Like I ain’t falling apart inside So I laugh it off and keep on moving One sore day at a time Yeah my body’s slowing down whether I like it or not But they still need me, so I keep moving God… I thought I had more time [Outro] [Steel guitar and saxophone fading into the night] Thought old age was far away Funny how fast it catches up [end song]