Only Mature

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> >> Only Mature
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> >> For those of you who don't fit into this category,
> >> put it in your saved box, one day - you will.
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> >> Today at the drugstore, the clerk was a gent.
> >> From my purchase, this chap took off ten percent.
> >> I asked for the cause of a lesser amount;
> >> And he answered, "Because of the Senior's Discount."
> >>
> >> I went to McDonald's for a burger and fries;
> >> And there, once again, got quite a surprise.
> >> The clerk poured some coffee, which he handed to me.
> >> He said, "For you, Seniors, the coffee is free."
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> >> Understand---I'm not old---I'm merely mature;
> >> But some things are changing, temporarily, I'm sure.
> >> The newspaper print gets smaller each day,
> >> And people speak softer---can't hear what they say.
> >>
> >> My teeth are my own (I have the receipt),
> >> And my glasses identify people I meet.
> >> Oh, I've slowed down a bit...not a lot, I am sure.
> >> You see, I'm not old...I'm only mature.
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> >> The gold in my hair has been bleached by the sun.
> >> You should see all the damage that chlorine has done.
> >> Washing my hair has turned it all white,
> >> But don't call it gray...saying "blond" is just right.
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> >> My car is all paid for...not a nickel is owed.
> >> Yet a kid yells, "Old duffer...get off of the road!"
> >> My car has no scratches...not even a dent.
> >> Still I get all that guff from a punk who's "Hell bent."
> >>
> >> My friends all get older...much faster than me.
> >> They seem much more wrinkled, from what I can see.
> >> I've got "character lines," not wrinkles...for sure,
> >> But don't call me old...just call me mature.
> >>
> >> The steps in the houses they're building today
> >> Are so high that they take...your breath all away;
> >> And the streets are much steeper than ten years ago.
> >> That should explain why my walking is slow.
> >>
> >> But I'm keeping up on what's hip and what's new,
> >> And I think I can still dance a mean boogaloo.
> >> I'm still in the running...in this I'm secure,
> >> I'm not really old ... I'm only mature.