Looking At Thirty
I sit and I sing to the faces I know
Maybe laugh tell a story it's part of the show
Things haven't changed in what seems like ten years
I'm not sure what's missing but I think it starts here
You say life is gracious full of good-timing friends
Bending elbows on barstools remembering when
Playing all our old hits 'til the wee hours of dawn
With no thought for tomorrow 'til the money was gone
So I ask you where we're going
And you say where we've been
We're looking at thirty
And wishing for ten
All my dreams for the future found their way to the shelf
They just lie catching dust there in spite of myself
Somehow I've chosen to lead a life
Of day to day living with no end in sight
So I sit and I wonder where the time goes so fast
And I smile at a young girl running in from the past
'Til she fades in the smoke that soon rolls into view
And I find I'm just singing one more song for you
So I ask you where we're going
For I know where we've been
We're looking at thirty
And still think we're ten
Words and music copyright ©1981 Betty Elders/ Whistling
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