Lyrics to All Hail Getting Old

To me, this is the anti-punk anthem. Don't get me wrong, I love punk and rock n' roll, but there's a good portion of it I no longer relate to. Just passing 3 1/2 of years of sobriety, I no longer revere and worship the years of my life I spent carelessly meandering across. There's no more pining "glories of youth" anthems left in my bones. More comfortable in my own skin, and easily charmed by simplicity, I enjoy the spoils of impending middle-age. I love having to not prove myself every stupid day. I love not wondering if I'm good enough for my peers. I love attending a party and not fearing a fight at the drop of a hat. I love not having acne. I love not indulging a cheating and equally self-concious girlfriend. I love the comforts of my small family unit. I love working out, training, eating right, and not worrying if I'll be labeled a jock because I do. Call me crazy.

I guess I've always found it silly and hypocritical that the same dudes who spouted off tale after tale of adolescent hardship, seem to be the ones still writing songs jerking it off. Fuck that! ALL HAIL GETTING OLD!!!

ALL HAIL GETTING OLD

Too many times I feared
I waited too long
And too many times I feared
I heard the whistle's bellow
And too many times I feared
The aging won't slow
And too many times I feared
I'm not elastic

(Chorus)
So I run
Yeah I wasted all, I've wasted all those years
And I
Severed casts and ventures I once deared
So long
To youth with all of its painful disregard
All hail getting old

Too many times I feared
I'll leave here alone
Too many times I feared
I'll never know a home
Too many times I feared
The exits, the crowds
Too many times I feared
I'm not respected

(chorus)

(breakdown)
What are we waiting for? X2
What are you waiting for? X2