[Verse 1] Well my old friend turns another year today Now this is something maybe I shouldn’t say Not because it worries me that much But folks get funny about age and such And I suppose we’re guilty in that regard Complaining about getting old ain’t that hard Guys talking feelings is kinda tough Talking about each other, that’s really rough Oh I guess that makes us macho men Think that? Well, you better look again You won’t find a more pathetic pair We get tired just getting up from our chair [Chorus] When we were young we were never told Making toast gets hard when you get old The instructions ain’t much you need to know And don't say the mind is the first thing to go Pop it down twice, it’s gonna burn Some things, well you just never learn [Verse 2] Some days you can’t stop talkin’ Even by yourself, just out walkin’ Then one day you have a thought Then you forget the one you caught There ain’t that much important in our brain Soon enough I’ll just lean on my cane Our shoes slip on so we don’t have to bend It’s the socks that stop us getting up again [Chorus] When we were young we were never told Making toast gets hard when you get old The instructions ain’t much you need to know And don't say the mind is the first thing to go Pop it down twice, it’s gonna burn Some things, well you just never learn [Bridge] We don’t talk deep, we talk in jokes Burnt-up toast and coffee smokes If something hurts, we let it slide Then laugh until we nearly died Ain’t much wisdom in this plan But that sounds right for an old man [Chorus] When we were young we were never told Making toast gets hard when you get old The instructions ain’t much you need to know And don’t say the mind is the first thing to go Pop it down twice, it’s gonna burn Some things, well, you just never learn And if I forget what I came to say It was probably overrated anyway [Outro] Pop it down twice, it’s gonna burn Some things, well, you just never learn Still making toast, still taking turns
