Ain't Pretty Being Easy - by Roger Lehman

A few decades ago, When I was young and Handsome,
My Grandpa was an elderly man, And of course I was his grandson,
I remember how gross I thought it was, to see old men in shorts and tank tops,
It seemed that some things should be seen in public, and other things should not,

Why would they run around looking this way, Varicouse veins and saggy skin,
They had all that stuff just hangin' out, Warts and liver spots on exposed limbs,
But what I failed to realize, With my hard body and my golden hair,
Is that these guys had one up on me, because they no longer even cared,

Time has passed, and I have become, one of these old men I used to wonder about,
I walk around all day in comfort, with all kinds of gross stuff hanging out,
I guess I finally understand, what perplexed me for so many years,
When you reach a certain age, you just don't care and you have no fear,

So for any of you youngsters out there, Wondering like I used to do,
Don't waste your time thinking about it, You'll understand in a decade or two,
The next time you see one of us casual geezers, And it makes you feel a bit queezy,
That's 'cause for you it ain't easy being pretty, And for us it ain't pretty being easy.

copyright 2009 - Roger Lehman
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