Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2007, sunscreen If I could offer you one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it The long term benefits of sunscreen been proved by scientists the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable Than my own meandering experience, I dispense this advice now
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh, mind You will understand the power And the beauty of your youth until faded But trust me, in twenty You will back at photos of yourself
And recall in a way you can't now How possibility lay before 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 to solve an algebra equation By bubble gum The real troubles in your life are apt to be never crossed your worried mind The kind 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 yours, floss waste your time on jealousy Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes behind The race is long and in the end, it's with yourself
compliments you receive, forget the insults If you succeed in doing this, me how Keep your old love letters, throw away your old statements, stretch Don't feel guilty if you know what to do with your life
The most interesting I know didn't know at 22 what wanted to do with their lives Some of the most 40-year-olds I know still don't Get of calcium Be kind to knees, you'll miss when they're gone
Maybe 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 your wedding anniversary Whatever you do, congratulate yourself too much Or berate yourself Your choices are half chance, so are else's
Enjoy your body, use it way you can Don't be afraid of it or what other people of it It's the greatest you'll ever own, dance Even if you have to do it but your own living room Read the directions even if you follow them Do not read beauty magazines, they will only you feel ugly
Brother and sister will make it through 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 helping you out, whenever I can
Get to know your parents, you never know they'll be gone for good Be nice to siblings, they are your best link to your past And the people likely to stick with you in the future Understand that friends and go But a precious few, who should on
Work hard to bridge the gaps in and lifestyle For as the older you get, the more you the people You when you were young Live in New York City once, but before it makes you hard 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, you'll fantasize when you were young Prices were reasonable, politicians noble And children respected elders
Respect elders, don't expect anyone else to support you Maybe you have a fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse But you'll know when either one will run out mess too much with your hair or by the time you're forty It will look Be careful whose advice you buy, but be with those who supply it
Advice is a of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of Wishing the past the disposal, wiping it off Painting over the ugly parts and recycling for more than worth But me on the sunscreen
Brother and sister together will it through, oh yeah Someday a spirit will you and guide you there I know you've hurting, but I've been waiting to be there for you And I'll be just helping you out, whenever I can
free, oh yeah, everybody's free, oh yeah, oh, to feel good