Today's song

[Cornflake]

I'd been playing a song that one friend wrote about another when their romance tanked...thirty years ago. The three of us are all still friends, still in touch and still playing music. Thinking about that prompted this song.

I gave up jalapenos
They started biting back
I gave up looking groovy
I sorta lost the knack
Had to give up running
The aching was a clue
But at least there’s one thing
I’m not too old to do

[Chorus] Ain’t too gray for music
And I don’t plan to stop
I intend to pick and grin
Up until I drop
I still feel the magic
When it’s time to play
When it comes to music
I’m hoping I won’t ever get too gray

Now some things are thinner
Sure do miss my hair
Other things are heftier
Like my derriere
Some things sure get taller
Like the hills I climb
One thing keeps on shrinking
That’s my share of time

[Chorus]

I’m too gray for thinking
Our leaders will be wise
I’m too gray for killing
To come as a surprise
And I’m past believing
We’ll learn to get along
But not too gray for hoping
That I’ll be proven wrong

[Chorus]

[Marshall]

Love the verses.

The chorus is pretty good too. The last line doesn't seem as strong as the rest of the tune, though. Probably much better if I hear it.

Very cool verses. The first two lines are a great attention grabber.

[Cornflake]

Thanks, Marshall. Maybe I'll tinker with the chorus. The last line of the chorus has to be longer; the whole song is I-V-IV-V and that last line has to be lengthened to end on a I chord, providing a little resolution.