Act Your Age
Album: Mostly Fine
Lyrics by Melissa Bianco
Confident melodic rock with driving guitars and assured female vocals, pairing playful back-and-forth lyrics with a celebration of staying silly and making the most of life at any age.
Lyrics
Count Chocula for dinner?
This meal is a classic winner!
Why are you belting out that song?
At least I didn’t get the lyrics wrong!
That concert shirt is 30 years old
Sure, and vintage is fashion gold!
Too old for drama you say
You got the tea just yesterday!
You’re not twenty
Not even forty
Fifty’s in your rear-view mirror
Sixty is screaming nearer
Act your age! Be mature!
Why should I? You never were
Got an example to set!
Which one is that? I forget
Life is short, but that is fine
I’m making the most of my time
Be silly, act kind, be free
Age is a number, not destiny
Why do you say such crazy things?
Because of the smiles they bring
What will all the people say?
“I wish I were just as brave!”
Your youth has passed you by!
“I know you are, but what am I?”
You’re like talking to a child!
My inner kid is pretty wild
Make the most of every day
Be light in your own way
Act your age! Be mature!
Why should I? You never were
Got an example to set!
Which one is that? I forget
Life is short, but that is fine
I’m making the most of my time
Be silly, act kind, be free
Age is a number, not destiny
Our time is full of mysteries
High points, lows, some ironies
Here today, gone too soon
Play it like your favorite tune
Life is short, but that is fine
Making the most of my time
Be silly, act kind, be free
Age is a number, not destiny
I can’t do this, I give up
Really? I was just warming up
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