The Living Wells - Old Timers lyrics

[Audio clip 1: Rabbi Noach Weinberg] If you met yourself five years ago, would you be able to teach yourself some things about life? What to avoid, what to do, how to use your time better? How about looking at somebody five years older than you? Ten years older than you, twenty years older than you Do you think that he's learned something about living? Why don't you find out? "What have you got to teach me?" [Verse 1: Moshe Friedman] No one would guess it but it's hard being a young man Caught up in social lives and working on our sun tan Out for respect we practice speaking with a clear voice Still think nothing's more important than a career choice Still brash enough to fight for what we know is right But too impatient to know that change isn't overnight Still caught up in all of life's little problems Still dumb enough to think that we can solve ‘em They say we're in the spring of life and old age is the winter Cuz no one wants to lose their hair and take pills with their dinner But what if right now we're just planting seeds And only later do we get to see the branch and leaves And reap the fruits we've only dreamed of in our fantasies While trying to give pack some part of what this planet needs Some people wish they could go back and be a kid again But I can't wait to call myself a senior citizen [Chorus: Rick Fox] Well I wish that I had known When I was young before I'd grown About the love, about the laughter and the light But I guess the way it goes You have to take the things life throws your way And smile, and keep on trying [Verse 2: Moshe Friedman] Of course I didn't even mention yet The medicare and the pension checks The plaid pants and the sweater vests Guess the end of the rainbow is a veritable treasure chest So many memories it's hard for you to choose from High times and low times, you win some you lose some But you've lived through them, and made it to the other side From your daughter's first words to being father of the bride You wife's a grandma wearing stockings made of nylon But she's still the prettiest thing you've laid eyes on And that wrinkled skin, that smile missing a couple teeth Only reminds us of that true beauty underneath And those kids with their modern romance stand no chance Compared to old lovers who still hold hands and slow dance They toast the greatest blessing a person can have Happy fiftieth anniversary Dad [Chorus] [Bridge: Moshe Friedman] Youth offers nothing more than the potential and the promise While old age comes with pride of everything you've accomplished But illusion's got us blinded to what we would see Cuz we value what we are much less than what we could be That fast paced rat race, the mouse and the cat chase We all play that game for the chance to make a name But for all the hype even if my dreams ran wild I'd still trade it all for one hug from a grandchild [Chorus] [Audio clip 2: Dr. Uri Gordon] As far as I know, in every culture on Earth, youth is described as springtime and summer, and old age is described as winter, yes? Because, according to them, springtime and summer, the juices are flowing, everything's flourishing, and then you get old and it all freezes over We see winter as the time when they break the hard ground and put the seeds in, and summer, old age, is when you reap the crop, it's grown already Ah, that's a whole different view of life Maturity and the sk** of maturity means choosing accurately and right, choosing correctly When you sit in your bed at night, and you're about to become unconscious for another night, and you can genuinely say that the day was correctly spent - what an exciting moment! Do you regret the fact that you're getting older?