[Verse 1]

I'm thinking about breaking loose and making some ground

The neon signs and the beer joints are startin' to bring me down

And the old drunks and their jokes are starting to grow tired

And I hate everything about this place that I once admired

[Chorus]

Forty's gettin' younger every day

And I'm startin' to get it when the old-timers say

"If I knew then what I know right now"

I'd've stayed with the women that treated me best

Not chased every skirt that I ever came across

Never ran from love whenever it was runnin' me down

[Verse 2]

All the women that I've had, they all took a part of me

Regretting and reflecting leads me only to believe

That the past holds my pride and the future holds the truth

And any chance of redemption for mistakes of my youth

[Chorus]

Forty's gettin' younger every day

And I'm startin' to get it when the old-timers say

"If I knew then what I know right now"

I'd've stayed with the women that treated me best

Not chased every skirt that I ever came across

Never ran from love whenever it was runnin' me down

I'd've never fought love whenever it was tryin' to hold me down