Where the hell have all my old friends gone? Where did they hide when our twenties were spent? Because I ain’t done being young, No I ain’t done with that yet.
I don’t care if you all think I’m wrong. I don’t care what those other people say. Because I ain’t done being young, No, today is not that day. Centuries turn but Fate tends to twist, Forget the hand of time, Worry more about its fists Because its dice are all loaded And I ain’t hedging my bets, I ain’t done, I ain’t done being young just yet.
I ain’t done with the doing, I ain’t turning out the light, I will not go gentle into that good night, My rack it ain’t ruined, My race it ain’t run, I ain’t done, I ain’t done, I ain’t done.
Beware of that happy little bubble you’ve bought Because a safety net is just like any other net When you are caught. And though I know Every deed has a debt, I ain’t done, I ain’t done being young just yet.
No one yearns for Summer Until they’ve felt the chill, Just like any guilty pleasure Depends mostly on the Guilt. So we pass the time Between us like a bomb, Screaming I ain’t done I ain’t done being young.
I ain’t done with potential And I don’t care who agrees Because I ain’t ready to start living My death by degrees. My tide ain’t stemmed And my spin ain’t spun, I ain’t done, I ain’t done, I ain’t done I ain’t done, I ain’t done.
Maybe I wanted kids of my own. Maybe that’s one little thing I regret. But I ain’t done being young, No I ain’t done with that yet. So smother your sympathy And reign in your remorse, Don’t talk to me of “middle age” Call it “the main course” Because only lovers settle down And only gamblers settle up, I ain’t done being young I ain’t ever going to stop.
I ain’t done with the folly, I ain’t done with the fight, I’m living tall as a story, I’m living broad as daylight. So unsheathe your daggers And unfurl your cloaks And save me a seat In a hell that’s well stoked. Tend to the weeds That have grown around your thoughts Fasten the tight ropes and pull them up taut. Set us on a course for where the sun never sets, Cos I ain’t done I ain’t done I ain’t done I ain’t done I ain’t done I ain’t done I ain’t done being young just yet.