Ladies and gentlemen of the of 2007, wear sunscreen If I offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would 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 this advice now
the power and beauty of your youth, oh, never mind You will never understand the And the of your youth until they've faded But trust me, in twenty You will look at photos of yourself
And in a way you can't grasp now How possibility lay before you And how fabulous you looked You are not as fat as you
worry about the future or worry that know that worrying Is as affective as trying to an algebra equation By chewing gum The real troubles in life are apt to be things That never crossed your mind The that blindsides you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday
Do one thing every day that scares you, Don't be reckless with other peoples' Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours, waste your time on jealousy Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes behind The race is long and in the end, it's only with
compliments you receive, forget the insults If you succeed in doing this, me how Keep your old love letters, away your old bank statements, stretch Don't feel guilty if you don't what to do with your life
The interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with lives Some of the most interesting I know still don't Get plenty of Be kind to knees, miss them when they're gone
Maybe you'll marry, you won't Maybe you'll have children, you won't you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the "Funky Chicken" On your 75th anniversary Whatever you do, congratulate yourself too much Or berate yourself Your choices are half chance, so are else's
your body, use it every way you can Don't be afraid of it or other people think of it It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own, if you have nowhere to do it but your own living room Read the directions even if you don't them Do not read magazines, they will only make you feel ugly
Brother and sister together will make it a spirit will take you and guide you there I know you've been hurting, but been waiting to be there for you And I'll be there just helping you out, I can
Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for Be nice to siblings, they are your best link to your past And the people most likely to with you in the future Understand friends come and go But a precious few, who should on
Work hard to bridge the in geography and lifestyle For as the older you get, the more you need the You when you were young Live in New York City once, but before it makes you hard Live in California once, but leave before it makes you soft
Travel, certain inalienable truths will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old And when you do, fantasize that when you were young Prices were reasonable, politicians noble And children their elders
your elders, don't expect anyone else to support you Maybe you have a trust fund, you'll have a wealthy spouse But you'll never know when one will run out Don't mess too with your hair or by the time you're forty It will eighty-five Be careful whose advice you buy, but be with those who supply it
Advice is a form of nostalgia, it is a way of the past from the disposal, wiping it off Painting over the ugly and recycling for more than it's worth But me on the sunscreen
and sister together will make it through, oh yeah Someday a spirit take you and guide you there I know you've been hurting, but I've been to be there for you And I'll be there just helping you out, I can
Everybody's free, oh yeah, everybody's free, oh yeah, oh, to good