Changing right before my own eyes

Changing right before my own eyes!!

Man that I used to know isn’t before me now.
Not sure who it is that I see in the mirror.
What happened to the boy I used to be?
Where did he go? Why did it happen so quickly?

Not the same as I was long ago.
I am changing as I grow older now.
Time is taking its toll on me.
The foolish days of the past are catching me now.
I out ran them for quite awhile.

Now though as I see gray creeping into my hair.
I can feel the creeping of pain in my joints.
Man, wasn’t it so much fun back then though.
I would do it all over again.
And never change a thing just so I could end up here again.

Here in front of the mirror and seeing the man I am.
The dreams of long ago have been replaced with today’s reality.
And that is enough for me. Enough to keep me happy.
I used to be so crazy and wild. Not now, no not now.
The eyes have seen it all and the body done it all.

A little slower now than I used to be but hey I can still play.
Just a maybe not quite as well anymore.
I am a man and men grow old. We all grow old.
Time passes us all bye before we are ready.
My hairline recedes right before my eyes.

That is okay, as I still have memories of the good old days.
I know the crazy days are gone!!
Great days still before me.
Yes, many more before I die.
So much to see now that I didn’t care about back then.

Yes, I have changed!!
Changed right before my own eyes.
And yet I still grow happier.
Happier each and every day I get to breathe.
For I can still play, I can still dream, I can still hope.

And there will be more changes.
That is for damn sure.
So the mirror will never show the same me again.