Yesterday John Mellencamp sang these lyrics at my morning spinning class. It caused me to smile because the thrill of livin hasn’t gone for me yet. Then Steven Tyler urged me to Dream on throughout my retirement.
Every time I look in the mirror
All these lines on my face getting clearer
The past is gone
It went by, like dusk to dawn
Isn’t that the way
Everybody’s got their dues in life to pay
Yeah, I know nobody knows
where it comes and where it goes
I know it’s everybody’s sin
You got to lose to know how to win
Half my life’s back to you
in books’ written pages
Lived and learned from fools and
from sages
You know it’s true
All the things come
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear
Sing with me just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good lord will take you away
Dream On Dream On Dream On
Dream until your dream comes true
I do still have dreams, and I intend my retirement life to go on and the thrill of livin to never be gone.
Later this month I’m going skydiving for the first time.
Tags: Aerosmith, John Mellencamp, retirement, Steven Tyler