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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPiEq4vZYJM&t=3sCool Lyric by Mike Bass... LOVE THE OLD MOVIES STARRING BOGEY AND BECALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR AGES DIDN'T MATTER AT ALL I SEE MY OWN LIFE ON THE PICTURE SCREEN I'M A GRAY HAIRED GROWN UP IN LOVE WITH A TEEN SHE'S ALL OF 17 AND LOOKS LIKE A MODEL SHE WIGGLES AND SHE GIGGLES AND SHE LIVES FULL THROTTLE IT' ALWAYS BREAKS MY HEART WHEN I HEAR MY BABY SAY I LIKE YOU OLD TIMER BUT NOT THAT WAY I'M A COOT AND A CODGER A GEEZER AND A FOGEY BUT I CAN FALL IN LOVE A LOVE LIKE BOGEY I'M A SENIOR AND A GAFFER AND A RETIREE BUT YOU CAN'T BE IN LOVE ANYMORE THAN ME SHE LET'S ME HANG AROUND CAUSE I'M HIP TO ROCK AND RAP AND SHE KNOWS THAT MY MASTER CARD IS HONORED AT THE GAP BUT SHE'S ALWAYS AT A PARTY WHERE I'M NOT INVITED SHE SAYS I'LL HAVE A HEART ATTACK IF I GET EXCITED I GIVE HER CONCERT TICKETS AND DON'T FRET ABOUT THE COST SHE SAS I COULD COME WITH HER BUT I'D JUST GET LOST I'M ALWAYS AT HER HOUSE CAUSE MY TIME IS GETTING SHORTER I STAY OUTSIDE TO HONOR A RESTRAINING ORDER (CHORUS) HER DADDY DOESN'T LIKE ME CLAIMS I'M TOO MATURE HE'S JUST A WHIPPERSNAPPER HE'S SO INSECURE HER MAMA IS A LOOKER STILL A LOVELY YOUTH BUT NEXT TO MY BABE SHE'S KIND OF LONG IN THE TOOTH DON'T BLAME ME FOR THE YEARS THAT CAME AND WENT AWAY OR THE FACT THAT SHE WAS BORN LIKE JUST THE OTHER DAY I'LL ALWAYS LOVE MY BABY SHE'S THE APPLE OF MY EYE SHE SAYS THAT SHE'LL REME LOVE THE OLD MOVIES STARRING BOGEY AND BECALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR AGES DIDN'T MATTER AT ALL I SEE MY OWN LIFE ON THE PICTURE SCREEN I'M A GRAY HAIRED GROWN UP IN LOVE WITH A TEEN SHE'S ALL OF 17 AND LOOKS LIKE A MODEL SHE WIGGLES AND SHE GIGGLES AND SHE LIVES FULL THROTTLE IT' ALWAYS BREAKS MY HEART WHEN I HEAR MY BABY SAY I LIKE YOU OLD TIMER BUT NOT THAT WAY I'M A COOT AND A CODGER A GEEZER AND A FOGEY BUT I CAN FALL IN LOVE A LOVE LIKE BOGEY I'M A SENIOR AND A GAFFER AND A RETIREE BUT YOU CAN'T BE IN LOVE ANYMORE THAN ME SHE LET'S ME HANG AROUND CAUSE I'M HIP TO ROCK AND RAP AND SHE KNOWS THAT MY MASTER CARD IS HONORED AT THE GAP BUT SHE'S ALWAYS AT A PARTY WHERE I'M NOT INVITED SHE SAYS I'LL HAVE A HEART ATTACK IF I GET EXCITED I GIVE HER CONCERT TICKETS AND DON'T FRET ABOUT THE COST SHE SAS I COULD COME WITH HER BUT I'D JUST GET LOST I'M ALWAYS AT HER HOUSE CAUSE MY TIME IS GETTING SHORTER I STAY OUTSIDE TO HONOR A RESTRAINING ORDER (CHORUS) HER DADDY DOESN'T LIKE ME CLAIMS I'M TOO MATURE HE'S JUST A WHIPPERSNAPPER HE'S SO INSECURE HER MAMA IS A LOOKER STILL A LOVELY YOUTH BUT NEXT TO MY BABE SHE'S KIND OF LONG IN THE TOOTH DON'T BLAME ME FOR THE YEARS THAT CAME AND WENT AWAY OR THE FACT THAT SHE WAS BORN LIKE JUST THE OTHER DAY I'LL ALWAYS LOVE MY BABY SHE'S THE APPLE OF MY EYE SHE SAYS THAT SHE'LL REME LOVE THE OLD MOVIES STARRING BOGEY AND BECALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR AGES DIDN'T MATTER AT ALL I SEE MY OWN LIFE ON THE PICTURE SCREEN I'M A GRAY HAIRED GROWN UP IN LOVE WITH A TEEN SHE'S ALL OF 17 AND LOOKS LIKE A MODEL SHE WIGGLES AND SHE GIGGLES AND SHE LIVES FULL THROTTLE IT' ALWAYS BREAKS MY HEART WHEN I HEAR MY BABY SAY I LIKE YOU OLD TIMER BUT NOT THAT WAY I'M A COOT AND A CODGER A GEEZER AND A FOGEY BUT I CAN FALL IN LOVE A LOVE LIKE BOGEY I'M A SENIOR AND A GAFFER AND A RETIREE BUT YOU CAN'T BE IN LOVE ANYMORE THAN ME SHE LET'S ME HANG AROUND CAUSE I'M HIP TO ROCK AND RAP AND SHE KNOWS THAT MY MASTER CARD IS HONORED AT THE GAP BUT SHE'S ALWAYS AT A PARTY WHERE I'M NOT INVITED SHE SAYS I'LL HAVE A HEART ATTACK IF I GET EXCITED I GIVE HER CONCERT TICKETS AND DON'T FRET ABOUT THE COST SHE SAS I COULD COME WITH HER BUT I'D JUST GET LOST I'M ALWAYS AT HER HOUSE CAUSE MY TIME IS GETTING SHORTER I STAY OUTSIDE TO HONOR A RESTRAINING ORDER (CHORUS) HER DADDY DOESN'T LIKE ME CLAIMS I'M TOO MATURE HE'S JUST A WHIPPERSNAPPER HE'S SO INSECURE HER MAMA IS A LOOKER STILL A LOVELY YOUTH BUT NEXT TO MY BABE SHE'S KIND OF LONG IN THE TOOTH DON'T BLAME ME FOR THE YEARS THAT CAME AND WENT AWAY OR THE FACT THAT SHE WAS BORN LIKE JUST THE OTHER DAY I'LL ALWAYS LOVE MY BABY SHE'S THE APPLE OF MY EYE SHE SAYS THAT SHE'LL REME
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Cool song guys! Best, John
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Kudos and Congrats to you and Mike Bass, Barry: Dangalangadingdong... that is the longest lyric I ever saw... but it sure brings back some great movie memories. As always, your vocal carries the day. Really nice work, Pal.
----Dave
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Barry,
Nice job on this one—clever lines throughout and good vocal to go with. Like the melody on the chorus particularly. Looking at the lyrics, the length strikes you, but the song moves well and the story keeps you listening. If you were thinking of shortening it, you could get rid of the “Her Daddy” and “Her Mama” verses, but I’d keep them IMHO. Think everything works well and I’ve never been big on shortening a song just to meet some arbitrary threshold on what people think is “too long”. Great work!
Best regards,
Deej
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