Verse 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m 99 years old and I\u2019m lying in my bed alone
Hanging by a thread, getting ready to be letting go
Death’s already taken everyone I\u2019ve ever known
He\u2019s coming for me next and I can sense that he\u2019s very close
My mind transports me back to my early life
When I was thirties and was certain I was past my prime
I crack a smile as I think about that dumb man
Taking life for granted in the way only the young can
Viewing people in their twenties with jealousy
Not realising I still had my whole life ahead of me
I used to moan and go to the gym reluctantly
Now I\u2019m so weak I can\u2019t even lift a cup of tea
What a luxury when my biggest fears
Were the stray grey hairs that I\u2019d find in my beard\u2026
But now I see, as the end draws nearer
That these years actually were the Golden Era<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chorus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t wish away the present, living in the past
The time we have is precious and it doesn\u2019t ever last
And one day these moments that you\u2019re letting slip away
Will be the Golden Era that you\u2019re longing to reclaim<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Verse 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think about my Mum and how I yearn to see her face
To hug her and to smell her perfume when we embrace
To watch Harry Potter and to eat the treats she would bake
To play Scrabble and to send the mean memes I would make
I think about my Stepdad and the times we disagreed
And all the slights that I perceived for not providing what I need
Instead of all the ways in which he helped me to advance
I wish I could say \u2018Thank you\u2019 now I\u2019ll never get the chance
I think about my real Dad and how our broken home
Meant that most of our relationship was spoken on the phone
But how I\u2019d always know that would pick up when I\u2019d ring him
Until that one day when he didn\u2019t.
My parents weren\u2019t perfect but they loved me unconditionally
If I could turn the clock back I\u2019d do things differently
Instead of dwelling on what wasn\u2019t so good
I\u2019d ensure I made the most of \u2018em while I still could<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Verse 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think about my wife and all the moments that we shared
But now you\u2019re no longer here and it\u2019s too much for me to bear
You were my lover, companion, my best friend in the world
You were my partner in every single sense of the word
Laughter was the main way that we communicated
We had own language with the slang that we created
It\u2019s true what they say time flies when you\u2019re having fun
Coz I blinked my eyes and that was 50 years of marriage done
I ruminate about the times I got frustrated
Coz you distracted me when I was tryna be creative
All that time I wasted now I\u2019m riddled with regret
Coz I cared more about impressing strangers that I\u2019d never met
But I\u2019d trade it all to wake up next to you one more time
Coz I\u2019ve never felt more lonely now without you by my side
I wish I\u2019d cherished every single second that we had
Coz now you\u2019re gone, and I know, I can never get them back<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Verse 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m 99 years old and I\u2019m passing away
My dying wish is to return to the past for a day
Back when my body still had vitality and thrived
When my wife and my friends and family were still alive
And that wish has been granted, coz I am still young and healthy
Despite what our youth-obsessed society might tell me
I\u2019m fortunate enough to have my nearest and dearest
And be able to say \u201cI love you\u201d while they can still hear it
The richest man on Earth is less wealthy than me
Coz all his money still can\u2019t buy what I have for free
But I don\u2019t take it for granted and I\u2019m grateful every day
Coz I know at some point that will no longer be the case
So instead of concentrating on all the things that I lack
I\u2019m trying to be thankful for the bounty that I have
And as I write this track it now never be clearer
That right here, right now is the real Golden Era<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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