Ryan Montbleau - 75 And Sunny
I'd had a bad night
I mean a night so bad, I thought I was king of the world
And I drank 'til daylight
I mean I never stopped once until my hands finally fell
And I fought my daytime self with a mighty dose of, Hey, look at night time me
And I never do win that battle
But I fight it over and over and over and over, it seems
And I saw an old man
Smiling on a park bench feeding the pigeons
My head was spinning
And as my young body ached I wished for an old man's vision
And I watched the way he moved slow, serene and lucky to be alive
I thought to myself, I'm never gonna make it that far with too many more nights like last night
And I'd rather be 75 and sunny
Than acting like I'm 17 and freezing again
I'd rather be up early in the morning
Than up late at night erasing memories of where I've been
Or to be through at 52 someday stone faced and bleary eyed
You'd better believe I'm living for the moment
But my moment's growing bigger by and by
I've got a best friend
And she don't drink or smoke like I've been known to
She's got religion
And she's a one woman dynamo and shines a light in every room she goes to
She says the light that's there won't go nowhere, no way
She don't spend every second smiling
But she's learning something exciting every day
She'd rather be 75 and sunny
Than 29 with a chance of showers all the time
She'd rather be old as dirt
Than new as any $9 bottle of wine
Or to be thawed at 35, mama, stoned with her back to the wind
You'd better believe she's living for the moment
But her moment is the whole damn thing
And I see these spin kids
Double wide eyed rolling and rolling and tumbling
They're roaming in inches
Taking the high dive approach and screaming towards the water
Their hearts race a million miles as they buy another smile from a jar
Their bodies are screaming for the water and, I just hope they can make it that far
I hope they're 75 and sunny
Not 29 with a chance of flurries all the time
I hope we're all old as dirt
Not new as every $25 ride that we try
Or to be thawed at 35, mama, stoned with our backs to the wind
You'd better believe I'm living for the moment
But my moment, son, is the whole damn thing
And I say I'd rather be 75, oh, how nice, oh, how easy for me to say
I've never broken a bone in my life, let alone had my heart or a hip replaced
And I keep this furious pace
And I still feel so good and strong
And I still get tempted for a taste, just a taste
To keep me going, going, going, going, gone
But I've got a notion
That everything I've leaned been coming around
And my devotion to the new thing and the next thing and the hip thing is slowing down
And I've got a light in here, won't go nowhere, no way
And I don't spend every second smiling and I ain't trying
But I'm excited for every day, every day
'Cause I'd rather be 75 and sunny
Than 29 with a chance of showers all the time
I'd rather be old and in the way
Than this year's new kid running for my life
Or to be thawed at 35, mama, stone faced and bleary eyed
You better believe I'm living for the moment, but my moment
You better believe I'm living for the moment, but these moments
You better believe I'm living for the moment
But my moment's growing bigger by and by
By and by
I mean a night so bad, I thought I was king of the world
And I drank 'til daylight
I mean I never stopped once until my hands finally fell
And I fought my daytime self with a mighty dose of, Hey, look at night time me
And I never do win that battle
But I fight it over and over and over and over, it seems
And I saw an old man
Smiling on a park bench feeding the pigeons
My head was spinning
And as my young body ached I wished for an old man's vision
And I watched the way he moved slow, serene and lucky to be alive
I thought to myself, I'm never gonna make it that far with too many more nights like last night
And I'd rather be 75 and sunny
Than acting like I'm 17 and freezing again
I'd rather be up early in the morning
Than up late at night erasing memories of where I've been
Or to be through at 52 someday stone faced and bleary eyed
You'd better believe I'm living for the moment
But my moment's growing bigger by and by
I've got a best friend
And she don't drink or smoke like I've been known to
She's got religion
And she's a one woman dynamo and shines a light in every room she goes to
She says the light that's there won't go nowhere, no way
She don't spend every second smiling
But she's learning something exciting every day
She'd rather be 75 and sunny
Than 29 with a chance of showers all the time
She'd rather be old as dirt
Than new as any $9 bottle of wine
Or to be thawed at 35, mama, stoned with her back to the wind
You'd better believe she's living for the moment
But her moment is the whole damn thing
And I see these spin kids
Double wide eyed rolling and rolling and tumbling
They're roaming in inches
Taking the high dive approach and screaming towards the water
Their hearts race a million miles as they buy another smile from a jar
Their bodies are screaming for the water and, I just hope they can make it that far
I hope they're 75 and sunny
Not 29 with a chance of flurries all the time
I hope we're all old as dirt
Not new as every $25 ride that we try
Or to be thawed at 35, mama, stoned with our backs to the wind
You'd better believe I'm living for the moment
But my moment, son, is the whole damn thing
And I say I'd rather be 75, oh, how nice, oh, how easy for me to say
I've never broken a bone in my life, let alone had my heart or a hip replaced
And I keep this furious pace
And I still feel so good and strong
And I still get tempted for a taste, just a taste
To keep me going, going, going, going, gone
But I've got a notion
That everything I've leaned been coming around
And my devotion to the new thing and the next thing and the hip thing is slowing down
And I've got a light in here, won't go nowhere, no way
And I don't spend every second smiling and I ain't trying
But I'm excited for every day, every day
'Cause I'd rather be 75 and sunny
Than 29 with a chance of showers all the time
I'd rather be old and in the way
Than this year's new kid running for my life
Or to be thawed at 35, mama, stone faced and bleary eyed
You better believe I'm living for the moment, but my moment
You better believe I'm living for the moment, but these moments
You better believe I'm living for the moment
But my moment's growing bigger by and by
By and by
I'd had a bad night
I mean a night so bad, I thought I was king of the world
And I drank 'til daylight
I mean I never stopped once until my hands finally fell
And I fought my daytime self with a mighty dose of, Hey, look at night time me
And I never do win that battle
But I fight it over and over and over and over, it seems
And I saw an old man
Smiling on a park bench feeding the pigeons
My head was spinning
And as my young body ached I wished for an old man's vision
And I watched the way he moved slow, serene and lucky to be alive
I thought to myself, I'm never gonna make it that far with too many more nights like last night
And I'd rather be 75 and sunny
Than acting like I'm 17 and freezing again
I'd rather be up early in the morning
Than up late at night erasing memories of where I've been
Or to be through at 52 someday stone faced and bleary eyed
You'd better believe I'm living for the moment
But my moment's growing bigger by and by
I've got a best friend
And she don't drink or smoke like I've been known to
She's got religion
And she's a one woman dynamo and shines a light in every room she goes to
She says the light that's there won't go nowhere, no way
She don't spend every second smiling
But she's learning something exciting every day
She'd rather be 75 and sunny
Than 29 with a chance of showers all the time
She'd rather be old as dirt
Than new as any $9 bottle of wine
Or to be thawed at 35, mama, stoned with her back to the wind
You'd better believe she's living for the moment
But her moment is the whole damn thing
And I see these spin kids
Double wide eyed rolling and rolling and tumbling
They're roaming in inches
Taking the high dive approach and screaming towards the water
Their hearts race a million miles as they buy another smile from a jar
Their bodies are screaming for the water and, I just hope they can make it that far
I hope they're 75 and sunny
Not 29 with a chance of flurries all the time
I hope we're all old as dirt
Not new as every $25 ride that we try
Or to be thawed at 35, mama, stoned with our backs to the wind
You'd better believe I'm living for the moment
But my moment, son, is the whole damn thing
And I say I'd rather be 75, oh, how nice, oh, how easy for me to say
I've never broken a bone in my life, let alone had my heart or a hip replaced
And I keep this furious pace
And I still feel so good and strong
And I still get tempted for a taste, just a taste
To keep me going, going, going, going, gone
But I've got a notion
That everything I've leaned been coming around
And my devotion to the new thing and the next thing and the hip thing is slowing down
And I've got a light in here, won't go nowhere, no way
And I don't spend every second smiling and I ain't trying
But I'm excited for every day, every day
'Cause I'd rather be 75 and sunny
Than 29 with a chance of showers all the time
I'd rather be old and in the way
Than this year's new kid running for my life
Or to be thawed at 35, mama, stone faced and bleary eyed
You better believe I'm living for the moment, but my moment
You better believe I'm living for the moment, but these moments
You better believe I'm living for the moment
But my moment's growing bigger by and by
By and by
I mean a night so bad, I thought I was king of the world
And I drank 'til daylight
I mean I never stopped once until my hands finally fell
And I fought my daytime self with a mighty dose of, Hey, look at night time me
And I never do win that battle
But I fight it over and over and over and over, it seems
And I saw an old man
Smiling on a park bench feeding the pigeons
My head was spinning
And as my young body ached I wished for an old man's vision
And I watched the way he moved slow, serene and lucky to be alive
I thought to myself, I'm never gonna make it that far with too many more nights like last night
And I'd rather be 75 and sunny
Than acting like I'm 17 and freezing again
I'd rather be up early in the morning
Than up late at night erasing memories of where I've been
Or to be through at 52 someday stone faced and bleary eyed
You'd better believe I'm living for the moment
But my moment's growing bigger by and by
I've got a best friend
And she don't drink or smoke like I've been known to
She's got religion
And she's a one woman dynamo and shines a light in every room she goes to
She says the light that's there won't go nowhere, no way
She don't spend every second smiling
But she's learning something exciting every day
She'd rather be 75 and sunny
Than 29 with a chance of showers all the time
She'd rather be old as dirt
Than new as any $9 bottle of wine
Or to be thawed at 35, mama, stoned with her back to the wind
You'd better believe she's living for the moment
But her moment is the whole damn thing
And I see these spin kids
Double wide eyed rolling and rolling and tumbling
They're roaming in inches
Taking the high dive approach and screaming towards the water
Their hearts race a million miles as they buy another smile from a jar
Their bodies are screaming for the water and, I just hope they can make it that far
I hope they're 75 and sunny
Not 29 with a chance of flurries all the time
I hope we're all old as dirt
Not new as every $25 ride that we try
Or to be thawed at 35, mama, stoned with our backs to the wind
You'd better believe I'm living for the moment
But my moment, son, is the whole damn thing
And I say I'd rather be 75, oh, how nice, oh, how easy for me to say
I've never broken a bone in my life, let alone had my heart or a hip replaced
And I keep this furious pace
And I still feel so good and strong
And I still get tempted for a taste, just a taste
To keep me going, going, going, going, gone
But I've got a notion
That everything I've leaned been coming around
And my devotion to the new thing and the next thing and the hip thing is slowing down
And I've got a light in here, won't go nowhere, no way
And I don't spend every second smiling and I ain't trying
But I'm excited for every day, every day
'Cause I'd rather be 75 and sunny
Than 29 with a chance of showers all the time
I'd rather be old and in the way
Than this year's new kid running for my life
Or to be thawed at 35, mama, stone faced and bleary eyed
You better believe I'm living for the moment, but my moment
You better believe I'm living for the moment, but these moments
You better believe I'm living for the moment
But my moment's growing bigger by and by
By and by
