HOW DO I FEEL ?

Music playing is called

'I'm A Big Girl Now'

Copyright Judi Whittaker 1995

ASK ME, HOW DO I FEEL NOW I'M SIXTY FIVE

DO I FEEL ANY DIFFERENT TODAY

WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND SEE ALL THE CHANGES

DO I FEEL LIFE IS SLIPPING AWAY

OH I'VE NOTICED THOSE WRINKLES THE HAIR TURNING GREY

THE HIPS THAT ARE GETTING TOO WIDE

MY BUM THAT IS DRAGGING AND BOOBS THAT ARE  SAGGING

YET I FEEL JUST THE SAME DOWN INSIDE

I'VE STARTED BUYING MORE EXLAX

TO ENSURE I CAN STILL GO AND SIT

AND THE THING THAT I USED TO LOVE DOING ALL NIGHT

NOW TAKES ME ALL NIGHT TO DO IT

I'VE NOTICED WHEN I'M WATCHING TV

THE SOUND DOESN'T SEEM LOUD ENOUGH

I CAN'T REACH MY TOE NAILS TO CUT 'EM

AND WALKING UP HILL MAKES ME PUFF

AND WHEN I GET UP IN THE MORNING

I'M STIFF, EVERY JOINT SEEMS TO CREAK

MY GLASSES NEED MUCH STRONGER LENSES

WHAT HASN'T DRIED UP STARTS TO LEAK

BUT AT NIGHT WHEN I HAVE TO GET UP FOR A PEE

I GRIN AND I BEAR IT, AND TRY TO BE BRAVE

I KNOW FROM NOW ON IT'S AS GOOD AS IT GETS

I'VE ALREADY ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE

JUDI WHITTAKER

copyright 1995