I want to complain about some action that displayed from my point of view anyway
I lack of principles
I was what I considered mortally wrong
Assume what younger person  said to me
"He was to get no Charlie
Nobody thinks like that anymore
All your complain about is common place
Everybody's doing it"
Although I fell miserably at times
I'm still striving for all those good old-fashioned values from my parents
Against the tide of the times
I guess I'm growing old

I'm out of step with the world up today
So I keep being told
I'm still fighting my selfishness
I guess I'm growing old
Don't wanna hurt nobody
I wanna be as good as I can
I wanna be a friend to the friendless
I cling to living kind of a man
And I'm told that's a sign of growing old
I wanna shake off the shackles of greed,and overcome its hold
Though they'll keep telling me grab what you can
I must be growing old
Though I don't hurt nobody
I wanna be as good as I can
I wanna be a friend to the friendless
I cling to living kind of a man
And I'm told that's a sign of growing old
Against the tide,I still believe
love is the puerest gold
It keeps my heart youngest this morning
Although I'm growing old
Don't wanna hurt nobody
I wanna be as good as I can
I wanna be a friend to the friendless
I cling to living kind of a man
And I'm told that's a sign of growing old
And I'm told that's a sign of growing old
(that's a sign of growing old)
Guess I'm growing old