Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2007, wear If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen be it The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by Whereas the rest of my advice has no more reliable Than my own meandering experience, I will dispense advice now
Enjoy the and beauty of your youth, oh, never mind You will never understand the And the beauty of your youth until they've But trust me, in twenty You look back at photos of yourself
And recall in a way you can't now How much possibility lay you And how fabulous you really You are not as fat as you
Don't worry about the future or worry that know that Is as affective as trying to solve an equation By chewing gum The real troubles in your life are apt to be That never crossed your worried The kind blindsides you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday
Do one thing day that scares you, sing Don't be with other peoples' hearts Don't put up with people who are reckless yours, floss waste your time on jealousy Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes behind The race is long and in the end, only with yourself
compliments you receive, forget the insults If you succeed in this, tell me how Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements, Don't feel guilty if you don't know what to do with life
The most interesting I know didn't at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives Some of the interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't Get of calcium Be kind to knees, you'll miss when they're gone
you'll marry, maybe you won't Maybe have children, maybe you won't Maybe you'll divorce at 40, you'll dance the "Funky Chicken" On 75th wedding anniversary Whatever you do, don't congratulate too much Or berate either Your choices are chance, so are everybody else's
Enjoy body, use it every way you can Don't be afraid of it or what people think of it the greatest instrument you'll ever own, dance Even if you have nowhere to do it but own living room Read the directions even if you don't follow Do not read beauty magazines, they will make you feel ugly
and sister together will make it through Someday a spirit will take you and you there I you've been hurting, but I've been waiting to be there for you And I'll be there helping you out, whenever I can
Get to your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good Be nice to your siblings, they are best link to your past And the most likely to stick with you in the future that friends come and go But a few, who should hold on
Work hard to bridge the in geography and lifestyle For as the you get, the more you need the people You knew you were young Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you Live in northern California once, but leave before it makes you
Travel, accept certain truths will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old And when you do, fantasize that when you were young were reasonable, politicians were noble And respected their elders
Respect your elders, don't expect else to support you Maybe you have a trust fund, you'll have a wealthy spouse But you'll never know either one will run out Don't mess too much your hair or by the time you're forty It will look Be whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it
is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of Wishing the past from the disposal, it off Painting over the parts and recycling for more than it's worth But me on the sunscreen
Brother and sister will make it through, oh yeah Someday a spirit take you and guide you there I you've been hurting, but I've been waiting to be there for you And I'll be there just you out, whenever I can
free, oh yeah, everybody's free, oh yeah, oh, to feel good