Growing Older

Growing Older

"Oh darling you are growing old
Silver threads among the gold"
Old song sung by Mister Magoo

My hair was brown but is growing white
Like the stars that shine at night
More from tension than from fright
My neighbors can't get their minds right
But I am too tired to fight
So I play my music and shut the light
And then I lay with my love
And forget my age
Calm my nerves and put down my rage
And lie in love throughout the night
Until the bright morning light