You work and work for years and years, you’re always on the go.
You never take a minute off, too busy makin’ dough.
Someday you say, you’ll have your fun, when you’re a millionaire.
Imagine all the fun you’ll have in your old rockin’ chair.
Enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think.
Enjoy yourself, while you’re still in the pink.
The years go by, as quickly as a wink.
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think.
You’re gonna take that ocean trip, no matter come what may.
You’ve got your reservations made, but you just can’t get away.
Next year for sure, you’ll see the world, you’ll really get around,
But how far can you travel when you’re six feet underground?
Your heart of hearts, your dream of dreams, your ravishing brunette,
She’s left you and she’s now become somebody else’s pet.
Lay down that gun, don’t try my friend to reach the great beyond.
You’ll have more fun by reaching for a redhead or a blond.
Enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think.
Enjoy yourself, while you’re still in the pink.
The years go by, as quickly as a wink.
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think.
You never go to night clubs and you just don’t care to dance.
You don’t have time for silly things like moonlight and romance.
You only think of dollar bills tied neatly in a stack,
But when you kiss a dollar bill, it doesn’t kiss you back.
Enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think.
Enjoy yourself, while you’re still in the pink.
The years go by, as quickly as a wink.
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think.
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Another birthday’s here and gone, you’ve turned another page,
And suddenly you realize that you’ve reached middle age.
Just think of all the fun you’ve missed; it makes you kind of sad
It’s better to have had your wish than to have wished you had.
You worry when the weather’s cold, you worry when it’s hot,
You worry when you’re doing well, you worry when you’re not,
It’s worry, worry, all the time, you don’t know how to laugh.
They’ll think of something funny when they write your epitaph.
You love somebody very much, you want to set the date,
But money doesn’t grow on trees so you decide to wait.
You’re so afraid that you might bite off more than you can chew
Don’t be afraid; you won’t have teeth when you reach 92!