Ladies and of the class of '99 sunscreen
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, would be it The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by Whereas the of my advice has no basis more reliable Than my own meandering experience, I will dispense advice now
Enjoy the power and of your youth, oh, never mind You will not understand the power and of your youth Until they've faded but trust me, in 20 years, you'll look At of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now How much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you looked You are not as fat as you
worry about the future Or know that worrying is as effective as to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried The kind that blindsides you at 4 p.m. on some idle Do one every day that scares you
Don't be with other people's hearts Don't put up with people who are reckless with
Don't waste time on jealousy Sometimes ahead, sometimes you're behind The race is and in the end, it's only with yourself Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults, if you in doing this, tell me how Keep your old love letters, throw your old bank statements
Don't feel guilty if you don't what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know don't Get of calcium Be kind to knees You'll miss them when gone
Maybe marry, maybe you won't you'll have children, maybe you won't Maybe divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the 'Funky Chicken' On your wedding anniversary Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too Or berate either Your choices are half chance, so are else's
your body, use it every way you can Don't be of it or what other people think of it It's the greatest instrument ever own Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your own room the directions even if you don't follow them Do not read beauty magazines, will only make you feel ugly
Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for Be nice to your siblings, they're best link to your past And the people most to stick with you in the future
that friends come and go But a few, who should hold on
Work hard to bridge the gaps in and lifestyle For as the older you get, the more you need the you knew when you were young Live in New York once but leave before it makes you hard in northern California once but leave before it makes you soft
Accept certain truths Prices rise, politicians will philander, you, too, will get old And when you do, you'll fantasize when you were young were reasonable, politicians were noble And children their elders
your elders
Don't expect anyone to support you Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe have a wealthy spouse But you know when either one might run out
Don't mess too with your hair Or by the time 40 it will look 85
Be careful whose you buy but be patient with those who supply it Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the From the disposal, wiping it off, painting the ugly parts And recycling it for more than worth
But trust me on the