Key: G major
Verse 1
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The first day
a woman lies about her age
is the day she starts to think,
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either starts to think or drink.
a wrinkle in her face
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is the first day she gets shocked.
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or goes out and gets cropped.
get high and cry in my beers.
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What's the use of making things worse?
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I'm simply going to sing this little verse.
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All in all, it was worth it,
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To the ladies that very first day,
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they discover my first bit of grey.
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All in all, it was worth it,
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Can I curse my past gauges
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when they were all of them men?
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Oh, why should I browse through
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my wrinkles regretting them?
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After all, I sure had a ball while getting them
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A sag must come,
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I'll be sad it appears
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At least I have had it, my dears,
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As years go by,
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in memory I'll fly with ro mance again
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When down in the dumps
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I can put on me pumps and dance again.
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Who can tell, with a slight overhaul,
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I can still be the belle of the ball?
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That's what I say!
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