TIME FOR A TUNE UP?

When your "axle" is a-draggin'
and your "tires" are wearin thin,
And birthdays aren't something
that you welcome with a grin
And I'm speaking from experience,
although it's sad but true,
Father Time and Mother Nature
sure can make it tough for you.

Your admit your getting mildewed
and your carburetor's busted,
Your chassis's cracked and dented
and your spark plugs all are rusted.

But what's the use of griping
because you've stripped your gears,
You can't expect to feel like twenty,
when you've lived over fifty years !

Helen Steiner Rice