This I Promise

I may get old,

But I won’t get fat,

You couldn’t pay me enough,

To get like that.

I may get old,

But I won’t act my age,

I’ll let my true colors show,

Wherever I go.

I may get old,

But I won’t get lazy,

Although I may be,

The one the neighbors call crazy.

I may get old,

But I won’t get frail,

I’ll be tough enough to hold up,

Through a raging gale.

I may get old,

But I won’t lose it all,

I haven’t worked my whole life,

Just to have a downfall.

I may get old,

But I won’t be forgetful,

My memories will be right there,

Behind my temples.

I may get old,

But I won’t go grey,

I’ll do myself up pretty,

‘Til my dying day.

I may get old,

But I won’t be a nag,

I’ll let the younger generations,

Do whatever makes their tails wag.

I may get old,

But I won’t turn into a recluse,

Everyone will know of me,

Like a child knows of Mother Goose.

I may get old,

But I won’t be feeble,

I’ll still drive around,

In a big diesel.

I may get old,

But I won’t change my mind,

There’s a reason that one,

Became a favorite of mine.

I may get old,

But I won’t give up,

I’ll still be here,

Livin’ it up.