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John Prine / Mac Wiseman - Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age

from Standard Songs for Average People by John Prine

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Don't be ashamed of your age.
Don't let the years get you down.
That old gang you knew, they still think of you
as a rounder in your old hometown.

Don't mind the grey in your hair.
Just think of all the fun you've had puttin' it there.
As for that old book of time, you've never skipped a page. So don't be ashamed of your age, brother.
Don't be ashamed of your age.

Listen, Mr. Smith, Mr. Brown,
Don't let your age get you down.
Life ain't begun until you're 40, son.
That's when you really start to go to town.

Don't wish that you were a lad.
Why, boy, you've lost more gals than they've ever had. And, listen, you've graduated from that ol' sucker stage, So don't be ashamed of your age, brother.
Don't be ashamed of your age.

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from Standard Songs for Average People, released April 24, 2007

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A two-time Grammy-winner, John Prine is among the English language’s premier phrase-turners. Almost 50 years into a remarkable career that has drawn praise from Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt, Roger Waters, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen & others. He is a 2019 Rock & Songwriter’s Hall of Fame inductee, a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member and a PEN New England Lyrics Award. ... more

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