Getting Old Is Not For Sissies

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Getting Old Is Not For Sissies

I awake each morning now you see
Before daybreak 'cause I need to pee.
Then sit awhile on the side of my bed,
Making sure that I don't drop over dead.

Lately, though, I've been noticing a leak.
My bladder must be gettin' a little too weak,
Yet, another reason off to the doctor I'll go,
He'll give me more pills, this I already know.

I'm taking way too many already, it's true
If they are all working I haven't a clue.
My memory's been failing more every year,
Just what they do for me isn't too clear.

My cholesterol's so high I need to take three,
And now walk around with pains in my knees.
My blood pressure skyrocketed off the chart!
So, he put me on a blood thinner for my heart.

Soon after a bloody floater appeared in my eye.
But, I'll tell you this much, I'm not here to cry -
Getting old really sucks, you have to be tough,
Or you will never be able to put up with this stuff.